press clipping

noun

1. clipping ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of press clipping¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

A few days later, a heavy bundle of A4 papers arrived: handwritten notes, photocopies of old documents, press clippings from the Kent Messenger newspaper.

From BBC

He’s not thinking about anything — what he’s trying to get done or any accolades, not reading any press clippings.

From Seattle Times

The archive has a legal fund compiling more than 85,000 documents, including judicial files and affidavits on deaths, kidnappings or torture, as well as photographs, press clippings and films on human rights.

From Seattle Times

Gómez worries the press clippings that documented the revolution, which she read endlessly during her spare time at UCA, might be lost.

From Seattle Times

“If he has a press clipping, maybe it wasn’t favorable, he could cut it up and make a collage,” Moran said.

From New York Times