news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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However, the plane took a 180-degree turn and crashed about 1,000 feet short of the runway, crashing into a furniture warehouse and catching fire, Simpson told reporters during a news conference. Alex Stone, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025 Not exactly a Teammate of the Year candidate earlier in his career, Young has made strides to be more of a leader — walking into news conferences calling out Hunter and Johnson for their play and pushing them for postseason awards, for instance. John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025 What Are The Airline Officials Saying? Jeju Air's chief executive Kim Yi-bae spoke at a news conference Tuesday. Conor Murray, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 A week after his cancer diagnosis announcement, Carter held a remarkably frank news conference at the Carter Center to discuss his prognosis and the prospect of facing death. Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for news conference 

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of news conference was in 1937

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“News conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20conference. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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