news agency

noun

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

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One tattoo dye manufacturer estimated in 2018 that 10 million South Koreans had semi-permanent cosmetic tattoos, while three million had permanent tattoos, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 The state-run Tass news agency said disruptions affected the capital's other three airports -- Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky. David Brennan, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025 The teenager, reportedly from Kunduz city, traveled undetected on flight RQ-4401, which landed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport around 11 am on Sunday, according to Indian news agency PTI. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025 The actress died in Nemours near Paris, with her children by her side, her agent told French news agency AFP. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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news agency

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

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