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agency

[ey-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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Tuesday, the Orange County Fire Authority announced that the decision to fully repopulate the evacuation zone was made in coordination with law enforcement, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Orange County Public Health Department.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness estimates that $30 billion is lost in productivity from preventable or curable eye diseases in India alone.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

As part of his sentence, Price was ordered to re-plant trees and restore the riverbed and banks, with the Environment Agency and Natural England overseeing his work.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The enriched uranium could also be “destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location” under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Trump said on Truth Social.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The photographer, a retired Central Intelligence Agency agent named Howard Hunt, sat down to take notes.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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