news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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The Rams, on the other hand, didn’t commit publicly to the QB in their season-ending news conferences last month and will be hesitant to shell out a huge sum or a lengthy deal with Stafford turning 37 earlier this month. Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 During a news conference last month, board members announced a resolution identifying reading as the district’s top priority and directing the superintendent to develop a plan to get all students up to grade level in reading. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025 What To Know In a Tuesday news conference, Trump suggested that Kyiv bore responsibility for the ongoing war, soon to enter its fourth year, and that Ukraine should hold elections. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 In the days leading up to the incident, two storms dropped more than 20 inches of snow at the airport, which is more snow accumulation than the airport saw all of last winter, Toronto Pearson President and CEO Deborah Flint said at a news conference Tuesday. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2025 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 23 Feb. 2025.

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