press release
noun
: an official statement that gives information to newspapers, magazines, television news programs, and radio stations
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The Burtele Foot retained an opposable big toe, according to a press release by Arizona State University News, which would have assisted this early human in climbing, with longer, more flexible toes.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
In January, Dusseault was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2016 death of 81-year-old Constance Gauthier, according to a press release from the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead Thursday, Gonzalez said in a Friday press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 Nov. 2025
Entrepreneurship is an academic focus at ACE Academy, which is located in Harrisburg, and the Young Moguls club puts that education into practice, a press release said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
In January, Dusseault was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2016 death of 81-year-old Constance Gauthier, according to a press release from the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead Thursday, Gonzalez said in a Friday press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 Nov. 2025
Entrepreneurship is an academic focus at ACE Academy, which is located in Harrisburg, and the Young Moguls club puts that education into practice, a press release said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Press release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20release. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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