news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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About 100 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze, according to Russia's state-run news agency Interfax.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Hours before the film’s Oscar win, residents of the West Bank area depicted in the documentary were attacked by Israeli settlers who were accompanied by Israeli forces, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
It's also been abandoned for approximately 25 years, news agency SWNS reported.
—Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Moscow and Washington had no immediate comments after the negotiations, which Russian news agencies said lasted for over six hours.
—Jill Lawless and Aamer Madhani The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Hours before the film’s Oscar win, residents of the West Bank area depicted in the documentary were attacked by Israeli settlers who were accompanied by Israeli forces, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
It's also been abandoned for approximately 25 years, news agency SWNS reported.
—Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Moscow and Washington had no immediate comments after the negotiations, which Russian news agencies said lasted for over six hours.
—Jill Lawless and Aamer Madhani The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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