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agency

[ey-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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Here’s how the U.S. space agency hopes to do it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The White House and Vought’s office declined to comment, but the administration has argued the agency was needlessly aggressive and wasteful.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Your ambition, your agency, and your will, amplified and actualized by a dedicated, symbiotic intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Nasa's administrator Isaacman told us he wants his space agency to build on Apollo, not just repeat it.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Smart enough to admit they needed help, the CIA turned to MI6—British foreign intelligence, an agency so secret the government refused to admit it even existed.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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