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agency

[ey-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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"I have huge reservations about the agency that organised this expedition," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The agency told the San José Spotlight that the project is an ICE office and denied that it would be a detention center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The agency is weighing other rules, including ones geared toward protecting retail traders, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Amazon will temporarily lose priority status for its satellites after July 30 until either 20 months have passed or half of its constellation is operational, the agency said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The entire city fell under the command of the Seventh Directorate of the KGB, the USSR's powerful and fearsome spy agency, which kept watch over foreigners and Soviet citizens alike.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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