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as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms
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as in agent
something used to achieve an end
by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?
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The county, state and federal agencies launched investigations into the missing funds in April after the county's bank flagged suspicious activity.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
Western intelligence agencies have previously claimed that a branch of the SSRC and surrounding buildings near Masyaf was used to produce chemical weapons, violating the Chemical Weapons Convention.
—Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
And some of them behave in ways that suggest an understanding that other animals can lose this agency forever.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
Real estate agency Savills says that in the past year, prices for prime properties in the Algarve have risen by more than 30%.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
Western intelligence agencies have previously claimed that a branch of the SSRC and surrounding buildings near Masyaf was used to produce chemical weapons, violating the Chemical Weapons Convention.
—Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
And some of them behave in ways that suggest an understanding that other animals can lose this agency forever.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
Real estate agency Savills says that in the past year, prices for prime properties in the Algarve have risen by more than 30%.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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