How to Use on press in a Sentence
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Lightyear is playing in theaters, the actor was on press tour duty in the past few weeks.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 18 June 2022
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Cruz won anyway, and Dyer went to D.C. to work for him, sorting mail and working on press briefings.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
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At kickoff, there were 10 L.A. Times writers on press row, waiting for their story angle to emerge.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2021
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Fox has denied wrongdoing and said the case is a meritless assault on press freedoms.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 17 Apr. 2023
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The economy has grown during his two decades in power, although it has been allied with growing limits on press freedom and the right to protest.
—NBC News, 16 Mar. 2022
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Trump attorney Joe Tacopina said Trump's prediction wasn't based on contact from Bragg's office but on press reports.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
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Taylor Robson has relied on press statements and private campaign events with the primary election still nine months away.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2021
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In the past, actors who found themselves in hot water but did not get scratched from the call sheet have effectively been hidden on press tours in the hopes that the general public won’t notice their absence.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 June 2022
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Germany warned of the impact on press freedom, while a senior EU official said Twitter must comply with the bloc’s rules or face possible sanctions.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 16 Dec. 2022
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But coverage to this point has been based on press releases—tiny snippets of results that were trickled out from clinical trials.
—Hilda Bastian, Wired, 8 Dec. 2020
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Without these platforms, Trump has been relying on press releases blasted out over email.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 7 June 2021
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Critics decried it as an assault on press freedom, while Modi’s supporters rallied to his defense.
—Manveena Suri, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
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The Obama administration’s own record on press freedom was abysmal and helped pave the way for some of the excesses of the Trump administration—particularly its war on leakers.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 22 Jan. 2021
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And journalists who actually do their jobs are nay-saying trouble-makers who have the temerity to not rely on press releases.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2012
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Without a parade of A-listers on press tours, studios face a major hurdle in promoting upcoming releases.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
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Here's a look at what authorities and the pipeline operator knew and did in the aftermath of the oil spill, based on press conferences, statements and government investigators.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
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The majority were ride-hailing drivers, but at least 20 delivery workers were also killed, according to the report, which relied on press accounts, court records and police reports.
—Alexandra Olson, Fortune, 1 May 2023
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In addition, Putin and his cronies have been sanctioned by the Biden administration, and the Trump government before it, for invading parts of Ukraine, killing or poisoning opponents and cracking down on press and religious groups.
—Author: Tracy Wilkinson, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2021
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Earlier this year, the State Department released its annual human rights report, which warned of Mexico's gang violence and limits on press freedom.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 June 2021
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The international community saw this arrest as an attack on press freedom, which launched uprisings and the creation of Reporters without Borders.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2023
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However, Apple Daily supporters and democracy activists say this is a blatant attack on press freedom.
—Britt Clennett, ABC News, 21 June 2021
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Media watchdogs and human rights groups condemned the decision, describing it as an assault on press freedom and comparing it to a campaign against the media by former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s.
—Ben Westcott, CNN, 10 July 2020
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But objections to permitting a foreign state entity — one with a dubious record on press freedom and protecting civil liberties — to take control of one of Britain’s most influential papers have bogged down those efforts.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
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Infringement on press freedom is objectionable and can embarrass our nation on the international stage.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2023
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The ruling junta also cracked down on press freedoms, shuttering nearly all critical media outlets and arresting some 100 journalists.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 11 Nov. 2021
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Indian authorities have launched a fresh attack on freedom of expression, escalating a crackdown on press freedom and social media platforms.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 June 2021
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An Iowa jury on Wednesday acquitted a journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedom and an abuse of prosecutorial discretion.
—Ryan J. Foley, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2021
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An Iowa jury on Wednesday acquitted a journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest, in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedoms and an abuse of prosecutorial discretion.
—CBS News, 11 Mar. 2021
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In a clampdown on press freedom, the government recently withdrew the accreditation of 17 journalists working for foreign media outlets.
—USA Today, 8 Sep. 2020
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China has been cracking down on the financial hub, and the U.S. advisory warns of Beijing's increasingly hostile national security laws, its weak data privacy measures, attacks on press freedom, and harsh sanctions.
—Jessica Hullinger, The Week, 16 July 2021
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