department
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The developers hired engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti to conduct an independent forensic analysis of the incident, the buildings department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Just every department: boots, hats, belt, buckles, T-shirts, Western shirts,” store co-owner Julie Newport told The Times of Haaland’s purchases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
That includes $14.6 million extra for the high court's specialized police department and building security, as well as $6.5 million for a new visitor screening facility on the Supreme Court grounds.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Princes Street will remain partially closed during the start of Edinburgh's festival season following a fire at a former department store.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
One day Mama walked me over to campus to talk to Professor James C. Evans, the head of the math department.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Athletic departments have been run on the basis of “let’s spend all our revenues, because if we don’t it all goes to some other place in the university.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Last year, most US intelligence agencies and departments surmised that it was "very unlikely" that a foreign actor used "a novel weapon or prototype device to harm" US personnel and their families.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
County fire departments were able to swiftly gain the upper hand, halting forward progress at 30 acres shortly before 4 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Local health departments are advising people to thoroughly wash fresh fruits and vegetables, cook their food when possible and avoid eating produce prepared elsewhere, among other preventive measures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Word spread quickly through the Baltimore City and County police departments about the arrest.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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