agency
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For York and Sacagawea, the expedition offered, briefly, agency and empowerment, only for these to disappear as they returned east.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
HHS indicated that the agency would appeal against the ruling, but has yet to do so, and in the months since, Kennedy has appeared to shift focus away from talking about vaccines.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The agency warned that “deliberate demand reduction efforts will rapidly be required.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
A claim is a necessary precursor to filing a lawsuit against a public agency.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
I also think about the collection agency that keeps calling about some long overdue payment, and Pops telling me not to worry about it.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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