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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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Last year, there were 100 admissions, 73 of which came through the A&E department, compared with 38 of the 47 in 2015.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

But Congress still needs to pass a bill to fund the rest of the department.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Over an hour into a high-speed chase with the suspect, the sheriff’s department botched the deployment of a “grappler” net system intended to entangle the back wheels of the car to slow it down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Sydney Mitchel wanted to be a screenwriter and graduated from the dramatic writing department of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

It was also the nickname for a department store, the Grands Magasins du Louvre.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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