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agencies

NOUN
organization, often business-related
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The discovery may be discouraging for agencies that have spent decades trying to contain Guam's brown tree snake population.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

"Crews, specialist wildfire resources and partner agencies continue to monitor conditions closely and work to prevent further spread."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The head of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, has touted a record as a Wall Street fix-it man in his attempts to overhaul those two government agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

That harnesses a network of roughly 200 task forces comprising over 4,000 personnel from federal, state and local agencies.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Applying these methods to government, Progressives sought to end the tradition of crooked party bosses packing government agencies, including law enforcement, with patrons and hacks.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann



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