news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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Audio recordings by the Waldo County Sheriff's Office that were obtained by news agencies earlier this year provided details about Young's history of violent behavior and mental health challenges prior to Stewart's death.
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
More than 50 petrochemical complexes have been shut down, according to Iran’s semiofficial Jamaran news agency.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
According to Iran's Tasnim news agency, the Idemitsu Maru tanker departed from Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura industrial port on April 17.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
The list has grown from 238 beaches in 2025 and 198 the year before, according to news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Greece's Ministry of the Environment and Energy.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
More than 50 petrochemical complexes have been shut down, according to Iran’s semiofficial Jamaran news agency.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
According to Iran's Tasnim news agency, the Idemitsu Maru tanker departed from Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura industrial port on April 17.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
The list has grown from 238 beaches in 2025 and 198 the year before, according to news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Greece's Ministry of the Environment and Energy.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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