press release

noun

: an official statement that gives information to newspapers, magazines, television news programs, and radio stations

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The Coast Guard said in a press release on Tuesday that its San Francisco sector coordinated eight hours of search efforts across 95 square miles using helicopter crews, boat crews, and a drone pilot. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 Customers can begin reserving the new first-class seats starting Tuesday for travel beginning Friday, March 5, 2027, and onward, the airline announced in a press release. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 Under the new management of Skydance’s Paramount Pictures, the Pacific Palisades movie theater will start screening movies on Friday, according to a press release on Tuesday. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 The company plans to unveil its flagship vehicle in 2027, according to a press release. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for press release

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“Press release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20release. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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