Press release definition and meaning

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press release

Word forms:


press releases


countable noun

A

press release

is a written statement about a matter of public interest that is given to the press
by an organization concerned with the matter.


The next day, Fox issued a press release saying the show had sold out in 24 hours.


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press release


in American English


news release

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


press release


in American English


noun

a statement

prepared

and

distributed

to the press by a public

relations


firm

, governmental

agency

, etc


Also called


:


news release


,


release

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Word origin


[

1955–60

]


press release


in British English


noun


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Examples of ‘press release’ in a sentence

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The

advice

was

limited

and included the

need

to prepare a press release.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2017

)


It was interesting to

read

the Ospreys press release when the

team

was

announced


yesterday

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


I

looked

at the press release and just

thought

, why?


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


A press release

last


year


said

it

cut


spending

by 1.2

billion

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


That

raised


eyebrows

given that he was

quoted

in a press release and was

photographed

alongside

Sir


Bernard

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)



Northampton


showed

little

respect

to

King

by

burying

news of his

departure

at the

bottom

of a press release with the team announcement for today’s game.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2016

)


Their names

will


also

be made public in press releases.


The Sun



(

2013

)


Who has this phrase all over their press releases?


Times, Sunday Times



(

2009

)


They

poured

over the

draft

press release.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2011

)


In a year as

health


spokesman

he

issued

just

six

press releases.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2015

)

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The official press release includes the

following


information

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2015

)



Normally

it issues a press release.


The Sun



(

2016

)


At times, they

simply


reproduce


military

or government press releases

verbatim

.


Christianity Today



(

2000

)


I

see

there was a press release

going

on about

pastel

colours.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2011

)


Footballers

now

have

seemingly

been so firmly

coached

on what to

say

, that they

might

as

well

be

reading

a press release.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2008

)


Despite a

shower

of press releases announcing new government

initiatives

, there

remains

a

gaping


hole

left by the

exodus

of

foreign


banks

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2009

)


Which the Lib Dems write press releases about.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2009

)


Penguin’s

original

press release about the book said he had spent his

youth

in

Alaska

.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2012

)


Within

days

an official press release

confirmed

a’flying

disc

‘ had been

recovered

by the air force.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2013

)



Home


Office

was involved in another

spin


row

last

night

after a

series

of

identical


quotations

were

sent

out under different names on a government press release.


Times, Sunday Times



(

2007

)

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