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agencies

NOUN

organization, often business-related

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bureau company department firm office

NOUN

power, instrumentality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

force operation organ

STRONG

action activity auspices channel efficiency influence instrument instrumentality intercession intervention means mechanism mediation medium vehicle work

Antonyms

STRONG

end idleness impotence inactivity inertia weakness

Example Sentences

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A US judge has ruled the Pentagon's directive could not be enforced, meaning government agencies and organisations working with the US military can still use Anthropic while the lawsuit continues.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

"In deference to ongoing rescue efforts by security agencies, the Armed Forces withheld public comment while every operational resource was deployed in the hope of securing his safe return," the statement said.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and local police agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Activists say that government agencies that help locate missing people are so short of staff and resources that searches are often delayed for months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Both rating agencies said they expected home prices to rise and loan losses to be around 5 percent—which, if true, meant that even the lowest-rated, triple-B, subprime mortgage bonds crafted from them were money-good.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis