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agency

[ey-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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The agency said 604 crews, with 1,068 personnel, dozers and water-dropping aircraft battled the fire.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Employees must first exhaust their administrative remedies at an agency that cannot decide their case.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Iran's Mehr news agency reported fresh blasts of unknown origin in the south around midday on Monday, adding that they "appear to be coming from the West Coast of Bandar Abbas".

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Sarder Udoy Raihan of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre told the AFP news agency that the situation in the southeast of the country was likely to improve soon.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Even within their own agency, they did their best to disguise who had done the actual work.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

In the meantime, lower courts should test the limits of Slaughter by enjoining removals that hamstring agencies by denying them a quorum.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

That would likely affect the borrower’s ability to repay the loan, the agencies said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

According to Mexican security agencies, Zhang ran illegal operations spanning the Americas, Europe, China and Japan.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a major reshuffle of the government on Sunday, proposing the replacement of the prime minister and the heads of some law enforcement agencies.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

Throughout the United States, people who are newly released from prison are required to make payments to a host of agencies, including probation departments, courts, and child-support enforcement offices.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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