newswire
[ nooz-wahyuhr, nyooz- ]
/ ˈnuzˌwaɪər, ˈnyuz- /
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noun
a service transmitted especially by teletypewriter and providing late-breaking news stories, stock-market results, or other up-to-the-minute information: We took the story off the newswires.
a teletypewriter or other machine by which such information is transmitted or received.
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Question 1 of 7
Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT Words nearby newswire
New Stone Age, New Style, newsvendor, New Sweden, newsweekly, newswire, newswoman, newsworthy, newswriting, newsy, newt
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Example sentences from the Web for newswire
A person claiming to be a TRN employee published a release on PR Newswire under the pseudonym ‘Mary Donovan’.