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a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
an announcement was in today's paper regarding the merger of the two banks
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The announcement comes as Kohl’s is on the cusp of changing leadership, with Michaels CEO Ashley Buchanan prepares to take over as Kohl’s CEO on Wednesday.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
By the numbers: The U.S. last year saw 20 spinoff IPO announcements for a total of $12.8 billion, double the number and value from 2023, according to LSEG.
—Michael Flaherty, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The Oscar telecast is still set for March 2, but the nominations announcement is being delayed for the second time to Jan. 23 — and will now be held virtually.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
There are transactions every day in pro sports — announcements of who is going on waivers, who is claimed or not.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
By the numbers: The U.S. last year saw 20 spinoff IPO announcements for a total of $12.8 billion, double the number and value from 2023, according to LSEG.
—Michael Flaherty, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The Oscar telecast is still set for March 2, but the nominations announcement is being delayed for the second time to Jan. 23 — and will now be held virtually.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
There are transactions every day in pro sports — announcements of who is going on waivers, who is claimed or not.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for announcement
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The two clubs are slightly synonymous, though, because both featured in one of the UK’s most famous sporting commercials, an advertisement for milk broadcast in 1989.Phil Hay, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the state of New York, for example, where almost all employers must disclose a salary range in job postings, 10% of advertisements omit pay information, that research found.Josie Cox, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Their mission statement was to create a healthier, sustainable way to make games, resulting in 12 releases in just four years.Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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Netflix also confirmed the release date on its streaming platform.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The AfD has also been particularly adept at using social media to garner support, including running anti-immigrant ads on Meta’s platforms that appeared to violate the company’s policies at the time.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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For instance, consider a feature such as search retargeting, which involves targeting ads to users who have previously searched for related terms.Ryan Dohrn, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Now google is taking that technology to sift through your likes and offer a five-minute personalised news bulletin at the end of the day.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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In a security bulletin obtained by WIRED from September, the FBI pressed energy-sector companies to upgrade and increase surveillance coverage of substations, pointing to attacks across the Western US.Dell Cameron, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sasaki has a limited window to sign with an MLB team because of a separate 45-day posting window mandated by the MLB-NPB agreement.Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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On the earnings front, banking behemoths will kick off fourth-quarter earnings season this week, with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo posting results on Wednesday.Hakyung Kim,Brian Evans, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Announcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announcement. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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