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a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal revenue bureau
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Recent Examples of bureau
These year-to-year changes, big and small, from 2023 to 2024 were captured in the bureau’s data from the American Community Survey, the largest annual audit of American life.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Cinematographer Jaime Ackroyd certainly captures Scotland’s majesty, but there is no character to the frames, which look like they could be plucked out of a commercial from a tourism bureau.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Fairchild started at his family’s company at age 13 as an intern in the Washington bureau.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The bureau later confirmed to CNN that only one public project would be affected in 2025.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Cinematographer Jaime Ackroyd certainly captures Scotland’s majesty, but there is no character to the frames, which look like they could be plucked out of a commercial from a tourism bureau.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Fairchild started at his family’s company at age 13 as an intern in the Washington bureau.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The bureau later confirmed to CNN that only one public project would be affected in 2025.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureau
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Nor does the executive order bar any federal agency from continuing to offer its services, websites, and materials in Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, or hundreds of other languages spoken across the country.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state, and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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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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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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But for Warren Buffett, whose investing horizon stretches far beyond the trading desks of Wall Street, the question of interest rates plays a different role entirely.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Near the check-in desk, old photographs of the place line the hallway.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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