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press release

noun

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

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Poague was initially arrested in January 2024, according to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 All data were collected between May 2022 and April 2025, according to a press release. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025 The team announced in a press release prior to the game that Dickerson will miss up to four months due to a right hip injury sustained in Tuesday’s win over Oregon. Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025 Lummis shifted her focus to the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, a separate proposal that has not advanced, according to a Bull Moose Project press release. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 6 Dec. 2025 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 10 Dec. 2025.

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