wire service
noun
: a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers by wire or by satellite transmission
Examples of wire service in a Sentence
The story was reported by several wire services.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the changes at a press briefing following a judge's preliminary ruling in a free speech lawsuit filed by the Associated Press, a prominent news wire service.
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Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
State of play: For many smaller regional or local news companies, content licensing deals with wire services are critical for delivering broader news to their audiences at a fraction of the cost.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Urlacher was a suspect in the 1976 disappearance of a 14-year-old girl from a concert in Huntley and, while never charged, he was found liable in a civil trial for the teen’s death in 1981 and ordered to pay her family $5.15 million, according to a wire service report at the time.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Larry has covered baseball and other sports for every sports wire service along with other outlets over the past two decades.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
State of play: For many smaller regional or local news companies, content licensing deals with wire services are critical for delivering broader news to their audiences at a fraction of the cost.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Urlacher was a suspect in the 1976 disappearance of a 14-year-old girl from a concert in Huntley and, while never charged, he was found liable in a civil trial for the teen’s death in 1981 and ordered to pay her family $5.15 million, according to a wire service report at the time.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Larry has covered baseball and other sports for every sports wire service along with other outlets over the past two decades.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Wire service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20service. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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