press conference
noun
: an interview or announcement given by a public figure to the press by appointment
Examples of press conference in a Sentence
The President will hold a press conference later today.
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on April 15 2026.
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Sam Meredith,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi then held a press conference, urging residents to evacuate to higher ground or safer buildings.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Blumenthal appeared at a press conference for Rihan April 10 and has interceded both for Rihan and his father when he was detained.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Hochman said at a press conference earlier on Monday that his office had not decided whether to pursue the death penalty.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Sam Meredith,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi then held a press conference, urging residents to evacuate to higher ground or safer buildings.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Blumenthal appeared at a press conference for Rihan April 10 and has interceded both for Rihan and his father when he was detained.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Hochman said at a press conference earlier on Monday that his office had not decided whether to pursue the death penalty.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Press conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20conference. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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