news agency

noun

: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters

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Its shares soared some 23% on Tuesday after the Reuters news agency published a report about the negotiations, quoting two anonymous sources. Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024 Arnault’s papers are joined in this action by the newspapers Le Monde Le Figaro and the Agence France-Presse news agency. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024 The first Hezbollah attack in Metula – a town located along the Israel-Lebanon border – left an Israeli farmer and four foreign agricultural workers dead, while a fifth foreign worker was seriously injured, a local official told the TPS news agency. Greg Norman, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024 As of Monday evening, two players had been discharged from the hospital, while two remain under observation, state news agency Andina reported. Marlon Sorto, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for news agency 

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of news agency was in 1873

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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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news agency

noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, magazines, and newscasters

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