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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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The Beverly Hills flagship store of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has been sold to a New York investor as the owners of the department store chain sell property to pay debts.

From Los Angeles Times

An operation to recover the three bodies was underway Tuesday, the sheriff’s department said.

From Los Angeles Times

The US state department's Persian-language account on X also expressed support for the protests.

From BBC

The department is involved with water management, housing development and the energy transition.

From Los Angeles Times

And because it is common for a few employees to walk in together, with only one swiping a badge to open the door, HR departments were reluctant to accuse anyone of playing hooky.

From The Wall Street Journal