news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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Amsterdam Reuters — Dutch centrist party D66 won the most votes in Wednesday’s general election, news agency ANP said on Friday, putting its 38-year-old leader Rob Jetten on course to become the youngest-ever prime minister in the Netherlands.
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CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The trial is taking place in the western city of Nara and is set to finish in mid-December, according to the AP, which cited Kyodo news agency.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Cuba has deployed its military to conduct rescues and other emergency responses, the Reuters news agency reported.
—George Solis, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
China's official Xinhua news agency said the had reached its first stop in Felixstowe in just 20 days, faster even than the China-Europe freight train, which takes around 25 days.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The trial is taking place in the western city of Nara and is set to finish in mid-December, according to the AP, which cited Kyodo news agency.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Cuba has deployed its military to conduct rescues and other emergency responses, the Reuters news agency reported.
—George Solis, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
China's official Xinhua news agency said the had reached its first stop in Felixstowe in just 20 days, faster even than the China-Europe freight train, which takes around 25 days.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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