task force
noun
: a temporary grouping under one leader for the purpose of accomplishing a definite objective
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They appointed a task force to review the situation.
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Displacing around 10,000 tons, the class is designed to operate as part of carrier strike groups or independent task forces.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
The task force includes investigators from the CHP, Sacramento Police Department and the Placer County District Attorney’s Office.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Yost's office said detectives from the Columbus Division of Police, which leads the task force, investigated along with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Mark Ruffalo, as a grieving husband leading the task force, and Tom Pelphrey, as a grieving brother enmeshed in robbery, are amazing as two men who would and should be friends and allies in a better world.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
The task force includes investigators from the CHP, Sacramento Police Department and the Placer County District Attorney’s Office.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Yost's office said detectives from the Columbus Division of Police, which leads the task force, investigated along with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Mark Ruffalo, as a grieving husband leading the task force, and Tom Pelphrey, as a grieving brother enmeshed in robbery, are amazing as two men who would and should be friends and allies in a better world.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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