press release
noun
: an official statement that gives information to newspapers, magazines, television news programs, and radio stations
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The store will receive a $1 million bonus, the highest a California Lottery retail partner can earn, as a result of selling the winning ticket, per a press release.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
According to a translation of a Dec. 30 press release from Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office, three people — two of whom are employees of CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires where Payne died on Oct. 16 — have been charged with manslaughter.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Emergency crews used stone aggregate, wire mesh, concrete and additional fill to pack in the land, then several layers of asphalt were placed atop it to restore the road, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said in a press release.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
The Pentagon said in a press release earlier this month that Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep, who are both Malaysians, were sent to their home country to serve the remainder of a 5-year sentence imposed in June.
—Noah Minnie, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
According to a translation of a Dec. 30 press release from Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office, three people — two of whom are employees of CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires where Payne died on Oct. 16 — have been charged with manslaughter.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Emergency crews used stone aggregate, wire mesh, concrete and additional fill to pack in the land, then several layers of asphalt were placed atop it to restore the road, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said in a press release.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
The Pentagon said in a press release earlier this month that Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep, who are both Malaysians, were sent to their home country to serve the remainder of a 5-year sentence imposed in June.
—Noah Minnie, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Press release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20release. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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