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news agency

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noun
  1. a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers.Compare press association.
  2. a business that sells newspapers at retail.
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Origin of news agency

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Related Words

AP, Reuters, TASS

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Historical Examples

  • There were only four of us; two specials,—Wallis and myself,—a news-agency reporter, and a local man.

    The Wonder

    J. D. Beresford

British Dictionary definitions for news agency

news agency

noun
  1. an organization that collects news reports for newspapers, periodicals, etcAlso called: press agency
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