press conference
noun
: an interview or announcement given by a public figure to the press by appointment
Examples of press conference in a Sentence
The President will hold a press conference later today.
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Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration, announced in a press conference on Tuesday that the long-standing policy requiring most passengers to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints nationwide is no longer in effect.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Asked about the plan at a press conference on Tuesday evening, IDF spokesman Brig.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
President Donald Trump attends a press conference on June 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump attends a press conference on June 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The governor lashed out at a press conference in Pasadena marking the sixth month anniversary of the wildfires as federal immigration agents carried out a raid in MacArthur Park, causing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to miss the presser.
—Lia Russell
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Asked about the plan at a press conference on Tuesday evening, IDF spokesman Brig.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
President Donald Trump attends a press conference on June 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump attends a press conference on June 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The governor lashed out at a press conference in Pasadena marking the sixth month anniversary of the wildfires as federal immigration agents carried out a raid in MacArthur Park, causing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to miss the presser.
—Lia Russell
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
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“Press conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20conference. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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