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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
Book in advance for the best rates; major rental agencies operate at Turin Airport and in the city center.
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
The reports must also summarize funding sources for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 related to safety and security, including any funds from federal agencies like the Department of Homeland Security.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Federal agencies, including the FBI, are authorized to disrupt or destroy any unmanned aircraft deemed a security threat.
—Amanda Castro
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peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Contact your state’s wildlife agency for assistance.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
The reports must also summarize funding sources for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 related to safety and security, including any funds from federal agencies like the Department of Homeland Security.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Federal agencies, including the FBI, are authorized to disrupt or destroy any unmanned aircraft deemed a security threat.
—Amanda Castro
mandy Taheri
peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Contact your state’s wildlife agency for assistance.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agency
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But in August, Putin signed a decree abolishing two presidential departments Kozak supervised, likely in preparation for his departure, the ISW said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Relief pitching might be among the more volatile areas if not the department offering the most volatility.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a video taken by a security camera at his mother's driveway, obtained by ABC News, a federal agent can be heard asking Gamez Lira to turn off the engine and to not resist.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Blackhawks and Kaiser’s agent had been negotiating for some time this offseason, but neither side had been in a rush, with the 23-year-old Kaiser having no arbitration rights.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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The press offices for the bureau and the White House did not immediately respond to NPR's requests for comment.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Footage released by the Philippine government shows a Chinese coast guard cutter colliding with a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer after being outmaneuvered by a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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Kirk also received $275,000 from the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the estate of the founder of the Uline packaging and office supply firm, and more than $72,000 from Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus’ philanthropic organization.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The face of Cave Street in La Jolla may be changing in coming years, with projects planned that would convert the 1200 block from a neighborhood of small houses, office spaces and the 109-year-old Congregational Church of La Jolla to one with more modern and dense residential development.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The future of this rapidly expanding means of devising software by tapping into the generative capabilities of modern-era AI, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, Grok, Gemini, and other large language models, will be discussed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Such compounds can form by other means, such as, for example, the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the service, Vice President JD Vance and other cabinet members, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, focused on Christianity and how their faith aligned with Kirk’s, a notable blending of government and religion.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Attendees felt pulled to attend Kirk memorial Many attendees at Kirk’s memorial service traveled for hundreds of miles to honor the conservative activist.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
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Ivanhoe Mines—controlled by billionaire Robert Friedland—has agreed to sell C$690 million ($500 million) of its shares to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as the company seeks to expands its copper output amid rising demand for the metals needed for electric vehicles and data centers.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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All-solid-state batteries promise safer, more powerful energy storage for electric vehicles, electronics, and the grid.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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