wire service
noun
: a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers by wire or by satellite transmission
Examples of wire service in a Sentence
The story was reported by several wire services.
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Trump's New York hush money trial -- which is scheduled to take six to eight weeks -- will provide Cornell, Rosenberg, and Williams with repeat business by working with wire services or other news outlets.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
The news wire service also reported the NTSB now plans to hold a multiple-day investigative hearing into the Max 9, likely in late summer.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
The news wire service also reported the NTSB now plans to hold a multiple-day investigative hearing into the Max 9, likely in late summer.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Wire service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20service. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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