news agency

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noun

a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers.Compare press association.

a business that sells newspapers at retail.

Origin of news agency

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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Related Words for news agency

AP, Reuters, TASS

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Historical Examples of news agency

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

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

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