news agency

noun

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

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State news agency Tass reported that drones had also attacked the Rostov, Voronezh, Oryol, Saratov and Tatarstan regions, with alerts activated in Samara. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 If North Korean soldiers wanted to come to South Korea, the country would cooperate with Ukraine, Yonhap news agency reported. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025 South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Monday that the country's spy agency believes that at least 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 injured since being deployed to Russia. David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025 Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday that the Kremlin had not yet received an official request for contact, Russian state news agency TASS reported. Ivana Saric, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for news agency 

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 18 Jan. 2025.

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news agency

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

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