news service

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noun
  1. an agency that gathers news stories for its members or subscribers.: Compare news agency (def. 1), press association, wire service.

Origin of news service

1
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

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How to use news service in a sentence

  • He turned a dial to the words: "news service—General," and the instrument broke into hurried speech.

  • There were four news-service cars hovering above; whatever was going on was getting a planetwide screen showing.

    Space Viking | Henry Beam Piper
  • There was a great burst of cheering; the news-service aircars got into position above the procession.

    Space Viking | Henry Beam Piper
  • Better news service of the papers followed the founding of the Associated Press.

    A History of the Town of Fairfax | Jeanne Johnson Rust
  • Poldhu always calls at eleven-thirty, sir, and starts the news service as soon as the commercial business is out of the way.

    The Destroyer | Burton Egbert Stevenson