agent
Example Sentences
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The Treasury Department is announcing that it has designated BNY as a financial agent to manage the initial accounts—a new savings tool for children created under last year’s tax law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
But Josh Youngblood, an enrolled agent in Dallas, said he’s heard from more clients this year who are curious about not filing a return and skipping their tax obligations.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Pratt offered a similar take on social media, calling Raman and Bass “two peas in a pod,” while portraying himself as a change agent.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
“When I see an ICE agent doing something radically bad and harmful, I can recognize that that is a person who is suffering and being oppressed by a deep darkness.”
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Jones was a valuable and mysterious secret agent operating along the watery borders between Union and Confederate territory.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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