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bureau

[byoor-oh] / ˈbyʊər oʊ /




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There are fewer people in the bureau, which has offices dispersed across the country, and they’re trying to tackle the same scale of data as they do in normal times.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Jason Donner, who worked at the network’s Washington bureau as a reporter and producer was fired on Sept. 28, 2022, two days after calling in sick.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Evidence that hedge funds were reducing their borrowing around this time can be found in data presented by the Office of Financial Research, an independent government bureau that reports to the Treasury Department.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The category four system was forecast to bring "destructive wind gusts and heavy rainfall" to some coastal areas, the bureau said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

After two days with the Pentagon Papers, Sheehan returned to D.C. and showed his notes to Max Frankel, the Times's Washington bureau chief.

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