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agencies

NOUN
organization, often business-related
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“For most of the rules that matter for traditional finance, the agencies can probably get them done.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

He ran an operation involving sham modelling agencies that exploited the dreams of aspiring young models and their parents for more than eight years.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

“While our crews and partner agencies worked together to bring all three people to safety, we recognize that this rescue ended in a heartbreaking loss. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

That revision was undertaken with analytical rigor: The process took two years, involved 35 agencies, incorporated extensive new and existing research, and elicited over 20,000 comments.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Only ten states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, and three states prohibit some employers and occupational and licensing agencies from doing so.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander



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