news agency

noun

Definition of news agency

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

Examples of news agency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The accounts had been working to amplify pro-government content, according to the news agency. — Caitlin Hu, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has not yet announced his plans, according to Reuters news agency. — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2021 Syrian authorities dismantled a third bomb, according to the news agency. — Jared Malsin, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021 Primetta was only 2 years old when her mother, Pasquina Fei, died in 1918 at the age of 25, according to the news agency. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 30 Sep. 2021 The unnamed officer, a police commissioner in the Dessau-Roßlau district, has been suspended pending a further investigation, according to the German news agency DPA. — sun-sentinel.com, 28 Sep. 2021 Four were treated at the scene, according to the Interfax news agency. — NBC News, 20 Sep. 2021 During interrogation in Moscow, Furgal denied the charges, according to the Tass news agency. — Daniel Kozin, ajc, 18 Sep. 2021 Paisley has even received official permission from the Prime Minister of Uganda, according to the news agency. — Ann W. Schmidt, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2021

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