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subdepartment

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as in subdivision

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Recent Examples of subdepartment At Justice, he was assigned to the Bureau of Investigation, then a relatively poky subdepartment known to the public, if it was known at all, for sniffing out violations of the 1910 Mann Act. — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022

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Noun

The eastern flank of the fire also made a significant push north, but fire crews were able to protect the Glade Ranch subdivision and Benchmark Lookout, Cook said.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026
Superior Court Judge Alex Manning issued the order June 15 prohibiting the county’s top administrator from getting close to Amit Mehrotra, a neighbor in the Ellard subdivision in Roswell, and from harassing or intimidating Mehrotra or his family.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of subdivision

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The governor faced mass backlash from activists across the country for his office's statement.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
From new state laws hitting the books to a state worker's returning to office, Sacramento saw a busy news day Wednesday.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of office

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The average time for an applicant to be on-duty is now 326 days for special agents and 256 days for police officers, the agency said.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Three of the reports stemmed from consumers swallowing the metal pieces and seeking medical treatment to remove them from their digestive tract or throat, the agency said.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of agency

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In response to what state leaders describe as threats from the federal government, the Minnesota Department of Human Services began the major task of revalidating 5,472 providers across various service programs deemed at high risk for fraud.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 July 2026
With families and corporate groups back on schedule, historic resorts empty out and service gets noticeably more personal.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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