wire service
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wire service
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The state-controlled wire service Xinhua reports that the country has over 6,000 "AI companies".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
So wire service reporters had to play it straight—get it first but get it right, facts are gettable, verification necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
City News Service is the nation’s largest regional wire service and is headquartered in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
It was similarly unrepentant about Bloomberg's Lucey, who asked Trump why he would not release material on Epstein, accusing the wire service journalist of "unprofessional behavior."
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
Having started my career as a wire service reporter with United Press International, I have enormous sympathy with wire service reporters and the pressures, both professional and financial, under which they toil.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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