news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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The movie star's office told French news agency AFP that Bardot underwent minor surgery and is doing well, according to Reuters.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Discussions reportedly progressed after Indonesia’s air force chief of staff, Air Marshal Mohamad Tonny Harjono, visited China, according to Indonesian news agency Kompas.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
An image from Reuters news agency shows Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi facing a row of women journalists inside the Afghan Embassy in Delhi on Sunday.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
In total about 580 hikers, in addition to more than 300 guides, yak herders and other workers who were stranded, have all reached safety, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported.
—Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Discussions reportedly progressed after Indonesia’s air force chief of staff, Air Marshal Mohamad Tonny Harjono, visited China, according to Indonesian news agency Kompas.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
An image from Reuters news agency shows Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi facing a row of women journalists inside the Afghan Embassy in Delhi on Sunday.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
In total about 580 hikers, in addition to more than 300 guides, yak herders and other workers who were stranded, have all reached safety, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported.
—Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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