news agency

noun

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

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Meteorologists from news agencies or private companies also use the government’s raw data and models to produce their own weather predictions that are focused on specific areas or draw on outside expertise and experience. Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 May 2025 What to Know On the agenda for Xi and Putin's talks are international issues, the growth of bilateral trade, and energy cooperation, the Russian state news agency TASS reported. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 Voting will happen four times daily in the coming days, twice in the morning and twice in the evening, according to the Vatican's news agency. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 May 2025 Pradeep Kumar Saxena, India’s former Indus Water Commissioner, told the Press Trust of India news agency in April that the country can stop sharing data with Pakistan after the pact’s suspension, which could be detrimental during monsoon season. Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 May 2025 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 27 May. 2025.

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news agency

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

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