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Recent Examples of subdepartment
At Justice, he was assigned to the Bureau of Investigation, then a relatively poky subdepartment known to the public, if it was known at all, for sniffing out violations of the 1910 Mann Act.
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Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdepartment
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To provide drinking water for his residents, Nunnally drilled wells into the ridge at the highest point in the subdivision and built a pump house out of limestone rock and hardy Dade County slash pine in the Mediterranean revival style.—
Nicolas Rivero,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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It's been nearly five years since Ahmaud Arbery was shot to death in Satilla Shores, a subdivision on the Georgia coast.—
Debbie Elliott,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Season 1 had some hints at that—for example, the paintings and mythology depicting different departments rebelling, where the content varied by department.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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Otherwise, the staffing reductions are spread widely through the city’s various areas of public service, from two in the fire department, to three in the planning and building department, to four in the city’s police commission, which oversees local law enforcement.—
Harriet Blair Rowan,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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On his first day in office, Trump terminated a Biden-era parole process that has allowed over half-a-million Cubans, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Haitians to temporarily live and work in the United States.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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Each of the four office buildings total 125,000 square feet, according to the Compstak commercial property database.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Office of Management and Budget has rescinded its call for a pause on federal assistance, according to agency's memo shared by Democracy Forward, which led a legal challenge over the effort.—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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The victims all suffered minor injuries, the news agency reported.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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There are about 260 of the aircraft in service, according to Cirium, an aviation data company.—
Dan Catchpole,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Black workers impressed into service, both free and enslaved, did receive compensation, but how much varied from place-to-place and person-to-person.—
Justin Hawkins / Made by History,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Subdepartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdepartment. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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