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agency

[ey-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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The billionaire entrepreneur referenced high costs at the La Cañada Flintridge institution in a memo prepared in advance of his confirmation hearings on his priorities for the space agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The agency typically automatically switches a person’s spousal benefits to survivor benefits if he or she was already receiving spousal benefits.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

He would like them to end their hunger strike, for their own health, but understands that they feel that their bodies are the only agency they have.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The data agency said public-sector spending, which incorporates all levels of government, fell in the first quarter, marking the second drop in three quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

These improvements bettered the quality of everything ranging from radios, to television sets, to small electronic calculators, yet the agency hadn’t done a good job of explaining these benefits to the public.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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