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news service

American  

noun

  1. an agency that gathers news stories for its members or subscribers.


Etymology

Origin of news service

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Nimrod Cohen, 21, was on duty trying to secure the area near kibbutz Nirim when his tank malfunctioned, his father told the U.N.’s news service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

ABC News has also been investing in the streaming news service ABC News Now, which attracts younger viewers but only a fraction of the audience size for network TV broadcasts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

The BBC, though, was the fifth most visited online site in Northern Ireland and the UK as a whole, and had the highest daily audience of any news service.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

He said, ‘I want you to make it the best news service on the planet, pal.’

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024

Instead of permitting us to receive newspapers or listen to radio, they started their own radio news service, which consisted of a daily canned summary of the news read over the prison’s intercom system.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela