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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
Doherty pays tribute to Knight for giving the women in the story agency.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
The agency reported the U.S. generated an average of 13.4 million barrels per day in August 2024, a record.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
Eligible applicants include local cities, towns, county agencies, nonprofits, government agencies and educational institutions serving Santa Clara County.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The Office of Management and Budget has rescinded its call for a pause on federal assistance, according to agency's memo shared by Democracy Forward, which led a legal challenge over the effort.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
The agency reported the U.S. generated an average of 13.4 million barrels per day in August 2024, a record.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
Eligible applicants include local cities, towns, county agencies, nonprofits, government agencies and educational institutions serving Santa Clara County.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The Office of Management and Budget has rescinded its call for a pause on federal assistance, according to agency's memo shared by Democracy Forward, which led a legal challenge over the effort.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agency
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Two agencies within the health department, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration, removed webpages under that guidance.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The nonprofit has contracted with the department for years.—
Jodi S. Cohen,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
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The relationship between the Cubs and the Japanese player came into focus during Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, where Wasserman agent Joel Wolfe told reporters that the club had broached the subject of Suzuki potentially waiving his no-trade clause.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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One is focused on the agent, while the other stares at the man being scanned.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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Image Mark Landler is the London bureau chief of The Times, covering the United Kingdom, as well as American foreign policy in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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In: United States Department of Health and Human Services Donald Trump RFK Jr. Alexander Tin Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 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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That tradition, however, changed during Trump’s first term in office.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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For me, anywhere meant a day around the office, but Aerflo as a brand really digs into the idea of anywhere.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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Although the Invictus Games had six previous iterations since Harry created the adaptive sports competition for service personnel and veterans in 2014, the Vancouver-Whistler event is the first time winter sports have joined the lineup.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2025
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One key factor: Experts haven’t been all that interested in keeping tabs on the vehicle.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ford Motor Company recalled nearly 73,000 vehicles for a potential rearview camera issue.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The need to capture not only each singer and instrument but all of the crowd noise meant Maitland often had 40 tracks recording at once, all of them using microphones that were period correct to replicate how the performances would have sounded in the early 1960s.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The agency operates a fleet of 18 satellites that are packed with instruments dedicated to observing weather phenomena essential to predicting the weather, from how hot the land surface is to the water content of the atmosphere.—
Christine Wiedinmyer,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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