news conference

noun

: press conference

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.

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The continuing tremors represented a sharp increase from the more than 47 aftershocks reported by Rivera during a Friday afternoon news conference. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Mora doubled down at his bye week news conference this past Wednesday, but a number of pertinent questions, at least to Team GTW, remain curiously unanswered. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Campbell learned of Ditka's death during a news conference and shared a story about their first interaction. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Prescott was asked about the incident during his postgame news conference. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for news conference

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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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