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Recent Examples of agency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is under pressure after signing a bill that would strip independence from anti-corruption agencies, drawing widespread protests for the first time since the Russian invasion in 2022 — before appearing to backtrack on the law Thursday. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 28 July 2025 In 2009, Huff was deputized as a DEA task force officer and assigned to the El Paso Intelligence Center, or EPIC, the agency’s main source of intelligence on Mexican drug cartels. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025 With its nuclear and security establishments thoroughly infiltrated by Israeli and Western intelligence agencies, and with its defenses in a state of radical disrepair and its economy in tatters, the regime appeared to be newly vulnerable. David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025 In the specific case of Lake Bluff, Claffey said the Park District submitted the application in September 2024, and the agency issued a construction permit this past February following four rounds of questions and answers about the design of the pool. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for agency
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Noun
  • The department uses a Rural Mail Carrier Survey to track Ohio’s rabbit population, which involves distributing survey cards to all postmasters across the state, who then give the cards to the carriers delivering mail on rural routes.
    Emma Wozniak, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
  • Refugee screening clinic: The department is slowly winding down.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • The agent had a pressing question: How could his coaching clients include international athletes in the evolving NIL landscape?
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Still, Parsons wanted to get his agent, David Mulugheta, involved before agreeing on any official deal.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Burns will continue to serve as Politico’s White House bureau chief and Playbook’s chief correspondent, and as host of the weekly Politico podcast, The Conversation.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 July 2025
  • To date, the laboratory has received about 3,345 avian influenza samples for testing, according to Dan Salmi, the laboratory bureau chief.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.
    Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.
    Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The 30,000-square-foot building, planned for 350 S. Water St., will include parking, office space, and a rooftop with indoor and outdoor amenities.
    Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
  • Here are a few takeaways: P&G punted on restructuring details In June, the Cincinnati consumer products giant announced a restructuring plan that would cut 7,000 office jobs from the payroll.
    Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Franchise developers Jordan Van Royen and Derek Harper aim to standardize the dog grooming experience with consistent pricing and services.
    Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
  • Every region of the country, including Michigan has a higher risk of warmer-than-usual temperatures, the weather service says.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company launched a new business venture this week: a diner. After first floating the idea for a drive-in where Tesla owners could eat while charging their vehicles back in 2018, the company finally opened the doors to its futuristic diner Monday.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 26 July 2025
  • Prosecutors presented cell phone, DNA and vehicle tracking evidence.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • The instrument, which started its main work in 2021, kicked toward that goalpost by peering at various galaxies across the universe.
    Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
  • Even the original one-month extension would have been too little time to arrange for, and fine-tune, other instruments to match the previous data for scientific continuity, Cortinas said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 July 2025

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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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