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.
Recent Examples on the Web
At a press conference live-streamed on X, Uthmeier vowed to work with other states that want to protect kids to hold OpenAI accountable and fielded questions from reporters.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Television networks interrupted regular broadcasts to cover the news, and President Clinton convened a Rose Garden press conference to comment on it.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 June 2026
Perez then held a rare and remarkable press conference on May 12.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 1 June 2026
But during a press conference on Friday, the CDC struck a different tune.
—Allison Deangelis, STAT, 1 June 2026
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Television networks interrupted regular broadcasts to cover the news, and President Clinton convened a Rose Garden press conference to comment on it.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 June 2026
Perez then held a rare and remarkable press conference on May 12.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 1 June 2026
But during a press conference on Friday, the CDC struck a different tune.
—Allison Deangelis, STAT, 1 June 2026
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“Press conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20conference. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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