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 on the island of Langkawi, close to the search area, Malaysia’s maritime agency said air assets were being deployed by both Thailand and Malaysia to search for survivors.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) member Todd Inman said in a press conference on Friday that 100 first responders remained at the scene of the crash and that around two hours of the cockpit voice recorder had been salvaged from the plane for review.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference underneath an overpass on the 7 train in Queens, a line that is almost entirely elevated, until the East River.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Ceballos is being charged with three counts apiece of election perjury and voting without being qualified, Kobach said Wednesday at a press conference.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) member Todd Inman said in a press conference on Friday that 100 first responders remained at the scene of the crash and that around two hours of the cockpit voice recorder had been salvaged from the plane for review.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference underneath an overpass on the 7 train in Queens, a line that is almost entirely elevated, until the East River.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Ceballos is being charged with three counts apiece of election perjury and voting without being qualified, Kobach said Wednesday at a press conference.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Press conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20conference. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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