department
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The department can issue direction to civilian agencies, but not the military or intelligence services.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Reyes wanted to know if any other attorneys in the department were willing to join Woodward in representing that the administration hasn’t actually decided yet that it will remake the course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
"But Bashir has got some experience and is still very young. There's an aspect of still looking and developing, and trying to find that right combination in the spin department."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
He worked as a customer service representative for the city’s energy resources department, as well as in the department of environmental health and for the utilities department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
There were dozens of other department stores in the city.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Christian Stone, a nurse in Washington, D.C., spent five years working in different emergency departments before leaving to join an urgent-care clinic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Schools built big computer-science departments with gleaming new buildings and technically trained faculty.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
The money will go towards 14 schemes across England, including new urgent care centres, ambulance fleets and upgrades to emergency departments.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Five heads of dicasteries -- Vatican departments -- have also reached retirement age but have yet to be replaced.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
It’s as big as all the other departments combined.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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