Definition of wire service
: a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers by wire or by satellite transmission
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Examples of wire service in a Sentence
The story was reported by several wire services.
Recent Examples of wire service from the Web
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Baker and Thomson had generally been regarded as having a conservative leaning similar to that of Murdoch, who bought the paper and the Dow Jones wire service in 2007.
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However, a nationwide search of state and federal court records by The Associated Press found no case in which somebody has been arrested or charged with threatening Pruitt, the wire service reported Friday.
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Religion News Service, perhaps America’s most important wire service for faith and belief, is experiencing a meltdown.
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One of the cars allegedly failed to stop at a blinking light, according to the wire service.
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The wire service Agence France-Presse reported that Ms. Alegría died of a lung infection and is survived by four children.
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The bullish comments by Messrs. Falih and Novak early Friday were carried by financial wires services and TV news channels around the world, sending oil markets modestly higher early Friday.
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Material from The Washington Post wire service was included in this report.
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The wire service also collected the award for feature photography for its work documenting the plight of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar.
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First Known Use of wire service
1887
WIRE SERVICE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of wire service for English Language Learners
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: a news organization that sends news stories to many newspapers, magazines, etc.
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