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news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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Adam Van Gerpen said at a news conference. Hanna Park, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025 Mayor Jacob Frey during a news conference on Thursday said the city will have 126 new shelter beds and 123 new units for people experiencing homelessness by the end of the year. Nick Lentz, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 In addition to ceasing event coverage, WisconsinEye's video archive of state government proceedings, news conferences, candidate interviews and programming will go offline and downloads will not be processed. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025 In Durham, local officials held a news conference and spoke out against the federal intervention. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for news conference

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of news conference was in 1937

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“News conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20conference. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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