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deputy

[dep-yuh-tee] / ˈdɛp jə ti /


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The office in Manchester, set up by the prime minister in July, has launched 50 external job adverts, including a "rewiring the state deputy director".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Winston works as a licensed architect and attorney and serves as Los Angeles’ deputy mayor of infrastructure and climate resilience under Mayor Karen Bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The ships were “clear examples of coordinated activities” between Chinese agencies, Lii Wen, deputy secretary-general of Taiwan’s National Security Council, tweeted at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Around 63,000 people still live in Kherson, compared with more than 280,000 before the Russian invasion, according to Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, deputy head of communications for the regional administration.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

A young man in a deputy sheriff's uniform was standing in front of the entrance to the courtroom.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The unions representing sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and other employee groups reported raising $7.7 million through mid-October to campaign in favor of Measure A, according to financial disclosure reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Witnesses directed deputies to Abba Bryski, the driver of the vehicle involved in the incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

M23 leader Sultani Makenga will serve as one of Kabila's four deputies in the new movement.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

As Saronic, which makes autonomous sea vessels, weighed sites in 2025, Sramek’s deputies courted local leaders with riverside tours alongside retired military brass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The sheriff’s deputies were waiting on the dock at the end of the day.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen


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