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wire service
n.
A news-gathering organization that distributes syndicated copy electronically, as by teletype or the internet, usually to subscribers.
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wire service
n
(Journalism & Publishing) chiefly US and Canadian an agency supplying news, etc, to newspapers, radio and television stations, etc
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wire′ serv`ice
n.
a business organization that sends syndicated news, usu. by teletypewriter, to its subscribers.
[1940–45]
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Noun | 1. | wire service - an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically agency - a business that serves other businesses syndicate - a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication |
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