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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
Noun
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In recent months, Pembroke officials have heard developers pitch new subdivisions with 360 homes each.—
Patrik Jonsson,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
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Weber said about half their residents are rural and the other half live in subdivisions.—
Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The county’s budget and finance department will analyze vacant positions partially or fully funded by the county’s general fund.—
Destiny Torres,
Oc Register,
1 Apr. 2025
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The African American architect from Philadelphia, who died in 1950 at age 68, was the first Black graduate from the University of Pennsylvania’s architecture department and would ultimately become cohead of the renowned Horace Trumbauer firm.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to the sheriff's office, neither of the boys were injured.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Within hours of Trump being sworn in office in January, Milley’s portrait as chairman of the Joint Chiefs was removed from the Pentagon.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Insanity, the London agency that reps Maya Jama and Zara McDermott, has hired two talent managers in its entertainment team.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Munn and Mulaney found their surrogate through an agency.—
Danielle Pergament,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Subdepartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdepartment. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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