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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Herald wire services were used in this report.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
And newspapers across the country picked up a report from the Associated Press wire service.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
This article was complemented with El Nuevo Herald’s wire services.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The $175 billion refund estimate from the Penn Wharton Budget Model was produced at the request of the Reuters news wire service.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
And newspapers across the country picked up a report from the Associated Press wire service.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
This article was complemented with El Nuevo Herald’s wire services.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The $175 billion refund estimate from the Penn Wharton Budget Model was produced at the request of the Reuters news wire service.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Wire service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20service. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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