"press avail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: press avails [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of press availability, itself a shortening of "press availability session". First recorded in early 1990s. Etymology templates: {{m|en|press availability}} press availability Head templates: {{en-noun}} press avail (plural press avails)
  1. (US, politics, journalism) Short for press availability. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: press availability Categories (topical): Mass media, Politics Coordinate_terms: briefing, interview, photo op, press conference, press gaggle, scrum, speech
    Sense id: en-press_avail-en-noun-ks2IxIia Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, journalism, media, politics

Inflected forms

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