as in offices
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the city desk of a prominent newspaper
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Recent Examples of desks
And schools are now being supplied with desks featuring images and biographical details of distinguished soldiers, providing a vivid reminder of the proud history of Russian military heroism that young people are invited to join.
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Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
The world of Industry is filled with glass skyscrapers, cluttered desks, and hard-won but devastatingly hollow victories.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
The 22-year-old creator and NYC resident became notorious this year for her videos encouraging calorie restriction and the unabashed pursuit of thinness for corporate women who work at their desks all day.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
While some Chinese crypto buyers use exchanges with different addresses, many large buyers would prefer to work with OTC desks.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
The world of Industry is filled with glass skyscrapers, cluttered desks, and hard-won but devastatingly hollow victories.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
The 22-year-old creator and NYC resident became notorious this year for her videos encouraging calorie restriction and the unabashed pursuit of thinness for corporate women who work at their desks all day.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
While some Chinese crypto buyers use exchanges with different addresses, many large buyers would prefer to work with OTC desks.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desks
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Both the Democrat and Republican candidates have run for other public offices and lost.Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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But nearly two-and-a-half years later, following applications from hundreds of school districts and county offices of education, the Golden State Pathways Program still hasn’t provided any funding.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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What emerging markets family business leaders can do is upgrade their corporate finance departments.Radu Magdin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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His office is also responsible for representing county departments in legal actions.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Musk, who is the CEO of Space X and Tesla, has benefitted from billions of dollars worth of federal contracts, including from NASA, the military and other US government agencies, and the announcement raised immediate concerns about potential conflicts of interest.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Authorities established that Russian hackers exploited a flaw in a Microsoft product to steal sensitive government documents from the National Nuclear Security Administration and the National Institutes of Health, among other agencies.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.Robert Farrington, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Victims of scams can freeze their credit reports, Shackelford said, across all three credit reporting bureaus.Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Desks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desks. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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