press agency
noun
: an organization that collects and gives news to newspapers, magazines, television news programs, and radio stations
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There are 10 people on his team, along with outside people such as a press agency and stylist.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
Against the backdrop of a debate over Goldin’s show in Germany, the artist previously bowed out of speaking at a symposium on antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the war in Gaza, according to the German press agency dpa.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024
The head of the U.N.'s relief operations, Andrea De Domenico, told the French press agency AFP that amount of fuel was needed each day to maintain operations.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 May 2024
On Thursday morning, at least 30 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in Rafah, according to the official Palestinian press agency WAFA, an indication of the difficulties of rushing aid through the area.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
Maersk Air Cargo will use Boeing 767 freighters on the route and will offer six flights scheduled per week, according to a report from China’s state press agency, Xinhua.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The telescope, which had its official launch on Sunday, has already received astrophysical signals, China’s press agency, Xinhua, reports.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016
Sahara Press Service, SADR’s official press agency, published a eulogy that likened Abdelaziz to the last wave of African anticolonial leaders, such as Samora Machel of Mozambique and Agostinho Neto of Angola.
—Graham H. Cornwell, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2016
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
Against the backdrop of a debate over Goldin’s show in Germany, the artist previously bowed out of speaking at a symposium on antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the war in Gaza, according to the German press agency dpa.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024
The head of the U.N.'s relief operations, Andrea De Domenico, told the French press agency AFP that amount of fuel was needed each day to maintain operations.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 May 2024
On Thursday morning, at least 30 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in Rafah, according to the official Palestinian press agency WAFA, an indication of the difficulties of rushing aid through the area.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
Maersk Air Cargo will use Boeing 767 freighters on the route and will offer six flights scheduled per week, according to a report from China’s state press agency, Xinhua.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The telescope, which had its official launch on Sunday, has already received astrophysical signals, China’s press agency, Xinhua, reports.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016
Sahara Press Service, SADR’s official press agency, published a eulogy that likened Abdelaziz to the last wave of African anticolonial leaders, such as Samora Machel of Mozambique and Agostinho Neto of Angola.
—Graham H. Cornwell, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2016
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“Press agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20agency. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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