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 In March, Princess Kate released a statement after a photo taken by Prince William of her with their children to mark Mother's Day in the U.K. was removed by multiple news agencies due to suspicions of manipulation. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024 Last week, Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency, reported that an amendment to the country’s statistics law, designed to combat statistics fraud and increase legal accountability, was submitted to the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for news agency 

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Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of news agency was in 1873

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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 9 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

news agency

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

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