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, Bonta cited Assembly Bill 1506, which requires the state’s Department of Justice to investigate police shootings of unarmed people.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The National Park Service (NPS) shared in a press release that the mountaineer, identified as 41-year-old Alex Chiu from Seattle, died after falling 3,000 ft. from a climbing route on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, which is also known as Denali.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 June 2025
Samsung has also published a teaser press release that not-so-subtly hints at a bigger display on the new foldable.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Apple said in a press release that there will be over 100 technical sessions as well as group and one-on-one lab sessions for developers.
—James Powel, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The National Park Service (NPS) shared in a press release that the mountaineer, identified as 41-year-old Alex Chiu from Seattle, died after falling 3,000 ft. from a climbing route on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, which is also known as Denali.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 June 2025
Samsung has also published a teaser press release that not-so-subtly hints at a bigger display on the new foldable.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Apple said in a press release that there will be over 100 technical sessions as well as group and one-on-one lab sessions for developers.
—James Powel, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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“Press release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20release. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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