wire service
noun
: a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers by wire or by satellite transmission
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The story was reported by several wire services.
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Reuters Reuters, the global wire service, posted a story in early August with a list of countries and sectors then subjected to tariffs.
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Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Herald wire services contributed to this report.
—Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
With the mid-19th-century invention of advertising and the debut of wire services, papers became less expensive, less partisan, more factual, and less opinionated.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Traum found early success, with the United Press International wire service in 1965 giving the section its award for the best women’s section of any Illinois newspaper.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Herald wire services contributed to this report.
—Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
With the mid-19th-century invention of advertising and the debut of wire services, papers became less expensive, less partisan, more factual, and less opinionated.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Traum found early success, with the United Press International wire service in 1965 giving the section its award for the best women’s section of any Illinois newspaper.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Wire service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20service. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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