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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At a press conference shortly after, a spokesperson for the public prosecutor confirmed, via Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, that students aged 12 and 15, the 49-year-old driver and a 27-year-old chaperone had died.
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
Leo broke with Vatican tradition by personally presenting it at Monday's press conference—a task typically delegated to cardinals—and invited Olah to share the stage in what Vatican observers described as a bid to engage the people building the technology directly.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The crew were revealed at a press conference at Jiuquan on Saturday (May 23).
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 May 2026
Cannes’ jury president, Park Chan-wook — long a Cannes favorite, never a Palme winner — managed to roast himself and plug his latest movie at the closing press conference of the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 May 2026
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
Leo broke with Vatican tradition by personally presenting it at Monday's press conference—a task typically delegated to cardinals—and invited Olah to share the stage in what Vatican observers described as a bid to engage the people building the technology directly.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The crew were revealed at a press conference at Jiuquan on Saturday (May 23).
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 May 2026
Cannes’ jury president, Park Chan-wook — long a Cannes favorite, never a Palme winner — managed to roast himself and plug his latest movie at the closing press conference of the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 May 2026
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“Press conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20conference. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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