news agency

noun

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

Examples of news agency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Myanmar accused him of using his position as the head of the American Chamber of Commerce to conduct lobbying in Washington, Reuters news agency reported. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Ilya Espino de Marotta, who took over as the new administrator of the ACP earlier this month, told French news agency AFP that the daily transit average could be reduced to 29. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

The attack could leave the pipeline out of service for weeks, two regional officials told The Associated Press news agency earlier this week. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Despite the official saying Eslami was not expected to attend the conference, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported Saturday that Eslami left Tehran for Vienna to take part in the IAEA conference and to meet representatives from various countries. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for news agency

• interagency

Kids Definition

news agency

noun

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