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 More than 76,000 people from the border areas had left their homes as as of Saturday, according to the Russian state news agency TASS . Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024 Meanwhile, Russia's state Tass news agency has reported more than 76,000 people have been evacuated from the border area with new orders by Russian leadership to expedite additional evacuations. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024 The crackdown comes from the Russian government regulator Roskomnadzor, which is citing the threat of terrorists and extremists relying on the app to communicate, according to Russian news agency Interfax. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 9 Aug. 2024 The Reserve Bank of India asked some large banks to not add to their existing positions against the rupee in a bid to support the currency, the Reuters news agency reported. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for news agency 

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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 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

news agency

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

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