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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
In Texas, companies must go through an extensive permitting process that involves review by local, state, and federal agencies, including environmental studies and public input.
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David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But the ruling did not protect other CDC employees, and layoffs are being finalized across other parts of the agency, including in the freedom of information office.
—CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Yes, the space agency has a nominal landing date in 2027 for the Artemis III mission, but no credible space industry officials believe that date is real.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Travel, lodging and per diem may be reimbursed by the receiving agency, and the salary is listed as $25,684 to $191,900 per year, according to the listing.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But the ruling did not protect other CDC employees, and layoffs are being finalized across other parts of the agency, including in the freedom of information office.
—CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Yes, the space agency has a nominal landing date in 2027 for the Artemis III mission, but no credible space industry officials believe that date is real.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Travel, lodging and per diem may be reimbursed by the receiving agency, and the salary is listed as $25,684 to $191,900 per year, according to the listing.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agency
Noun
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The art department also made signage and had photographs made for the wall art.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
23 Aug. 2025
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The department plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Sanctuary communities often restrict local law enforcement from working directly with federal immigration agents, in hopes that immigrants – including those without permanent legal status – will feel safe enough to report crimes.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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So if there isn’t a sudden preference for old over new, and real estate agents like Weingarten say there isn’t, then what explains the anomaly in the aggregate, national level data?—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Anyone with information is asked to call Elk Grove Police Department’s traffic bureau at 916-478-8143.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In 2023, after a surge in youth unemployment to a high of 21.3%, China’s statistics bureau abruptly stopped publishing the data, citing a need to tweak the measurement.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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The main level includes a living room, dining room, breakfast nook, butler’s pantry, guest lavatory, and private office.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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One Bureau of Land Management official in the agency’s Eastern Montana/Dakotas district field office told the Billings Gazette that parcels with public access are unlikely to be sold and disputed the accuracy of the map.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Aug. 2025
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Uber recently announced a partnership with Lucid Motors and Nuro, an autonomous vehicle company, to develop an autonomous taxi service.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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The wheels on the bus go ‘round South Milwaukee with a new route and an extension to an existing route as part of a large Milwaukee County Transit System service update.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Kia vehicles are among the most distinctive and attractive of any mass-market brand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Steele saw the two deputies being rushed into a vehicle.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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This is because a dollar that Starbucks makes from selling coffee (its core business) is more likely to be repeatable and is likely to be protected from greater barriers to entry that management can influence than a dollar made from say return on passive financial instruments the firm might earn.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Once Fogerty started openly musing about wanting his old instrument back, Julie secretly went to work tracking it down.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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