news agency

noun

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

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Russia’s Tass news agency said Wednesday that top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Pyongyang for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in the latest sign of the countries’ booming exchanges. Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 Neither Russian nor Ukrainian authorities commented on these reports, but the Russian state news agency RIA reported that authorities in the Irkutsk region were searching for a man who was suspected of being involved in the attack. Benjamin Brown, CNN Money, 3 June 2025 Smoke spread across the building's four floors, German news agency dpa reported. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025 Together, the two have crossed continents by foot, canoe, motorbike and tuk tuk, news agency SWNS reported. Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 30 May 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 11 Jun. 2025.

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news agency

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

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