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Recent Examples of subagency
The Executive Office for Immigration Review, the U.S. Department of Justice subagency that oversees immigration courts and established the dedicated docket, did not respond to a request for comment.
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Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022
Employers would likely have to present their plans to OSHA, a subagency of the Labor Department, during a workplace inspection and could be fined for violations.
—Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D.-Conn., asked the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate whether or not the FDA, a subagency of HHS, took appropriate and effective action.
—NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022
ASHINGTON — Health secretary Alex Azar suddenly appointed a new top lawyer at the Food and Drug Administration just hours after the subagency had announced its own pick for the post.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 11 Jan. 2021
Some progressive groups are also homing in on the top role at an obscure but key subagency: the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which reviews proposed regulations by executive agencies.
—Tarini Parti and Eliza Collins, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2020
The subcommittee took particular aim at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a subagency within the Executive Office of the President.
—Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022
Employers would likely have to present their plans to OSHA, a subagency of the Labor Department, during a workplace inspection and could be fined for violations.
—Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D.-Conn., asked the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate whether or not the FDA, a subagency of HHS, took appropriate and effective action.
—NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022
ASHINGTON — Health secretary Alex Azar suddenly appointed a new top lawyer at the Food and Drug Administration just hours after the subagency had announced its own pick for the post.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 11 Jan. 2021
Some progressive groups are also homing in on the top role at an obscure but key subagency: the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which reviews proposed regulations by executive agencies.
—Tarini Parti and Eliza Collins, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2020
The subcommittee took particular aim at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a subagency within the Executive Office of the President.
—Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subagency
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Large retail credit card issuers also increased the cost of their cards by charging for paper statements, the agency said.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The sightings have put intense pressure on federal agencies to provide more information about the sightings.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Mike Roland in the investigations of the bombings of the Hattie Cotton Elementary School in 1957, the Jewish Community Center in 1958, and the home of civil rights attorney and council member Z. Alexander Looby in 1960.Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The actress, who plays an attorney and de facto detective, allows an honest revelation.Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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The executors of Jackson’s estate John Branca and John McClain will produce Michael, alongside Graham King, the producer behind Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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The first stone, Tomlin said, would have borne the name of the deceased, followed by the name of the inscription’s dedicatee (or executor).Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.al, al, 22 June 2023
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Later that day, a Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputy recognized him in the Charger, wearing the same clothing all four victims described, and arrested him, according to court records.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Sheriff’s deputies responded to a family disturbance call at a house in the 7500 block of Versailles Way in Sacramento County early Friday morning, sheriff’s officials said on social media.Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Subagency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subagency. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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