press avail

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English

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Etymology

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Shortening of press availability, itself a shortening of "press availability session". First recorded in early 1990s.

Noun

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press avail (plural press avails)

  1. (US, politics, journalism) Short for press availability.
    • 1992 April 18, Craig R. McCoy, “A Campaign Juggernaut Jaunts Through Phila.”, in Philadelphia Inquirer‎[1], page A4:
      "There won't be a press avail," she explained briskly about Clinton's first stop at - where else - the Italian Market. "It'll basically be a photo op."

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Words for other types of press events
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