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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
Right Wing Shoots: Right 2024-25 stats: 33 goals, 57 points, 77 games
Age: 26
Contract: RFA coming off two-year, $4 million deal
Geekie finds himself in a prime negotiating position, coming off a 33-goal season and sitting one year away from unrestricted free agency.
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Chris Johnston, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the majority, saying courts should defer to agencies on how far to extend reviews.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Since the firings, the agency has published two brief reports based on the 2023 survey – one on use of marijuana by people 12 years and older and one about the treatments received by adults with serious mental illness.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 29 May 2025
Two hikers had called 911 to report that the third member of their hiking party had died, said the agency.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 29 May 2025
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Chris Johnston, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the majority, saying courts should defer to agencies on how far to extend reviews.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Since the firings, the agency has published two brief reports based on the 2023 survey – one on use of marijuana by people 12 years and older and one about the treatments received by adults with serious mental illness.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 29 May 2025
Two hikers had called 911 to report that the third member of their hiking party had died, said the agency.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agency
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According to 2024-25 CDC data, adults who had taken the vaccine were 33% more likely not to need emergency department or urgent care and 45%–46% effective in preventing hospitalizations among otherwise healthy adults over 65 year old.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Her department has appealed the National Endowment for the Arts’ decision to terminate grants awarded to the city.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Then in September, a Secret Service agent spotted the muzzle of a rifle sticking out of a fence in bushes at Trump's West Palm Beach golf club while scouting the course ahead of Trump.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The writer’s death on June 3 was confirmed by his husband, Michael Carroll, and agent Bill Clegg, The New York Times, The Guardian and NBC News report.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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That could complicate any new efforts by the bureau to request access to state records for completing the 2030 census.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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The report alleges that his gutting of the bureau was partially due to the possible regulation of his X Money.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 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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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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The pair met in 1953 in a casting agent’s office, per the Washington Post.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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His use of an auto pen during his final weeks in office and a recent prostate cancer diagnosis have also exacerbated claims of his alleged mental decline.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
31 May 2025
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Photos show the emotional group leaving the service, per the New York Post.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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The intent of the new memorandum was to redirect individuals who do not require halfway house services to home confinement.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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In response, Musk has floated – and then retracted – the idea of decommissioning a SpaceX vehicle critical to NASA's spaceflight program.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Then the line of tactical vehicles and trucks backed out and left in the other direction.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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The Time Has Come A stablecoin, a digital dollar, is an instrument whose time has come.—
Cleve Mesidor,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Each installment felt made by a director with a specific take on the material, and Cruise was their versatile instrument.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2025
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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