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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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Recent Examples of agency
Corcoran was scheduled to be executed with the powerful sedative pentobarbital, but the state agency's statement didn't mention that drug.
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CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
The agency also focused its prohibition on just the lodging and live-event industries, not the fuller array of firms -- from airlines to internet giants -- that have similarly stoked public anger.
—Tony Romm The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
That includes nearly $30 billion in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as officials have sounded alarm over the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund in recent months.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Several SpaceX executives have been asking questions about matters that go well beyond space policy, and interrogating federal spending across government agencies, people with direct knowledge of the talks say.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
The agency also focused its prohibition on just the lodging and live-event industries, not the fuller array of firms -- from airlines to internet giants -- that have similarly stoked public anger.
—Tony Romm The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
That includes nearly $30 billion in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as officials have sounded alarm over the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund in recent months.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Several SpaceX executives have been asking questions about matters that go well beyond space policy, and interrogating federal spending across government agencies, people with direct knowledge of the talks say.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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According to the health department, over 80 attendees who ate the oysters at the event reported illnesses and gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Among those government departments that could be impacted are the TSA and the FAA, the workers of which play vital roles in ensuring international and domestic air travel runs smoothly.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Secret Service agents thwarted the attack, and Routh fled before being apprehended.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
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This past offseason, Smith’s agent broached the topic of a contract extension this offseason, to no avail.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The chief of patrol manages the department’s largest bureau, which consists of 15,000 uniformed patrol officers and 3,000 civilians.Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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The figures were based on data compiled by Italian statistics bureau Istat.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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This dilemma can be solved in only one way, by the birth of a new faith, adjusted in its instrumentalities to the needs of the new century, but preserving the ultimate objectives of the old.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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Instead, these offices now handle all of the complaints — complete with sound-measuring devices to remove the subjectivity.Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Within hours of the decision's release, the DA's office announced its intent to appeal to the state Supreme Court.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The program will pair clinical treatment providers with non-clinical partners who can provide wellness support services around food, housing and transportation after patients leave the doctor's office.Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The tribute states that his service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Images uploaded to social media showed at least three vehicles on their hood or side, with their windshields smashed and trees and power lines on the ground.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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These are a limited number of special vehicles, randomly packed and shipped with other standard vehicles to stores.George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The instruments will be about 500 feet apart, longer than the length of an American football field, which will allow scientists to get a closer view of the corona.Chandelis Duster, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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These pictures were snapped by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) and VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) instruments on several NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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