news agency

noun

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

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William and Kate will move into the eight-bedroom Forest Lodge, nestled in leafy Windsor Great Park, with their children George, Charlotte and Louis, according to Britain’s PA Media news agency. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025 The summit, to be held at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage and centered on agreeing a settlement on Ukraine, will begin at 11:30 a.m. local time, the Kremlin said, according to state-run news agency RIA. Hannah Parry amanda Castro shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025 The robot was first reported on by Chinese news agency Xinhua and was reportedly co-designed by DEEP Robotics and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025 The suspect boarded the bus in the city of Feira de Santana, in the state of Bahia, local news agency Agência Brasil reported. Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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news agency

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

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