press release
noun
: an official statement that gives information to newspapers, magazines, television news programs, and radio stations
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In a press release, the airline said Caribbean Airlines' Flight 005 was on its final approach from Kingston, Jamaica, to New York City just before noon on Saturday when the mother went into labor.
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Francie Ebert, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
In a rare instance of an individual pursuing such charges, Ali Cherri, a Franco-Lebanese filmmaker and artist, has filed a civil complaint against the Israeli army with the French War Crimes Unit, per a press release.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Apr. 2026
As a result, the system continued to function effectively despite the presence of adversarial behavior, demonstrating the framework’s potential to improve resilience in real-world applications, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
The 1,400-year-old artifact was recently found in the ancient city of Hippos, a prominent bishop's seat during the Byzantine era, according to a March 30 press release shared with Fox News Digital.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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Francie Ebert, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
In a rare instance of an individual pursuing such charges, Ali Cherri, a Franco-Lebanese filmmaker and artist, has filed a civil complaint against the Israeli army with the French War Crimes Unit, per a press release.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Apr. 2026
As a result, the system continued to function effectively despite the presence of adversarial behavior, demonstrating the framework’s potential to improve resilience in real-world applications, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
The 1,400-year-old artifact was recently found in the ancient city of Hippos, a prominent bishop's seat during the Byzantine era, according to a March 30 press release shared with Fox News Digital.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Press release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20release. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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