news agency

noun

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

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Jonathan Carley, from the Harlech area of Gwynedd in northern Wales, has been charged with wearing uniform or dress bearing the mark of the UK’s armed forces without permission, according to the UK’s PA Media news agency. Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025 At least two people were injured, state news agency TASS reported. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 According to the Italian news agency adnkronos, Playmen even featured interviews with prominent figures like Fred Astaire and Allen Ginsberg. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 The suspect, a man in his 20s from Bnei Brak, was flagged by customs inspectors at Ben Gurion Airport (BGA), according to Israeli authorities and as first reported by Israel's TPS-IL news agency Thursday. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for news agency

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 16 Nov. 2025.

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news agency

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

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