news agency

noun

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

Examples of news agency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Home Ministry official Makhzan Mahyuddin was quoted by national Bernama news agency as saying the returnees comprised 1,370 men, 79 women, 20 boys and seven girls, aged between eight and 60. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Britain’s national news agency, PA, reported without citing sources that police had not found viable explosives. — Alastair Grant, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

The pandas will be on loan to the Atlanta zoo for 10 years, according to Xinhua, China’s state news agency. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Security measures have been significantly increased in recent days at the air base, according to an eyewitness quoted by the Reuters news agency, who said there had been more roadblocks and armed police preventing access. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for news agency

• interagency

Kids Definition

news agency

noun

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