agency
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I think that’s dangerous because we give it agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The UN refugee agency estimates that more than 126,000 Rohingya have resettled in Malaysia, making it the second-largest host country, after Bangladesh, for Rohingya refugees.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In Nepal, 823 people -- including 579 tourists from both Nepal and abroad -- remained out of contact, according to the country's disaster agency.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Washington “should know that no proposal outside the framework of understanding will be accepted,” senior lawmaker Mohammad Rashidi told parliamentary news agency Icana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
At some point, either then or later, the agency quietly removed items from the collection.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
The efforts speaks to the increasingly stringent — and desperate — measures public agencies and lawmakers in California are attempting in order to stem a troubling rise in e-bike incidents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Advice from physicians and public health agencies now competes with influencers and content creators, nearly two-thirds of whom have no listed health credentials.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Roads leading from China’s side of the border were cut off, state news agencies said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
It added that the US embassy in Nepal is working closely with local tour agencies and authorities to assist affected Americans, a spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“The ratings agencies are scared to death,” he said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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