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.
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In a press conference, superintendent Evans was asked about the nature of the relationship between Boelter and Hoffman.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 June 2025
As usual, Chair Jerome Powell's press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET will be influential, as investors try to understand how the Fed is balancing both sides of its dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability during the trade war.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 June 2025
He was briefly detained himself following an attempt to interrupt Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles last week.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 15 June 2025
Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson during a press conference in advance of Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots at Mall of America.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 June 2025
As usual, Chair Jerome Powell's press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET will be influential, as investors try to understand how the Fed is balancing both sides of its dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability during the trade war.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 June 2025
He was briefly detained himself following an attempt to interrupt Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles last week.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 15 June 2025
Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson during a press conference in advance of Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots at Mall of America.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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“Press conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20conference. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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