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news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
Examples of news agency in a Sentence
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Around 39,000 Palestinian students are unable to take their final high school exams, which were to begin on Saturday, because of the war in Gaza, Palestinian state news agency WAFA reported.
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Lior Soroka, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
In addition to his sentence, the AP reported that Russia’s state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti have said Black has also been ordered to pay 10,000 rubles ($120) in damages.
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Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Nearby residents heard a loud crash and saw the pile-up upon going to investigate, several told the ANI news agency, in which Reuters has a minority stake.
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Reuters, NBC News, 17 June 2024
According to Tass and Interfax, a private Russian news agency, the submarine is equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, magazines, and newscasters
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