department
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The department did not respond to a request for more details as to the proposal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The book captivated Edgar Kaufmann Jr.—the son of a Pittsburgh department store owner—so much so that he enrolled in Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
On Tuesday, CNN reported that the department was actively weighing whether to charge Castro for the same incident.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
The business, still owned by Ashley but run by his son-in-law Michael Murray, this month bought luxury department store Harvey Nichols and promised a "significant restructuring" of the business.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Why is the fire department here? Are you okay?”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
After KTLA’s segment, Bass told the station city departments were taking action Thursday to clear the property and address residents’ concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Compliance departments, risk departments are going to take a closer look at their transactions and relationship with Banque Misr.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Stormont departments are facing a shortfall of up to £1.6bn, external, according to a spending watchdog.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The term conveniently represents a collection of people, buildings, departments, and processes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The D.H.C. for Central London always made a point of personally conducting his new students round the various departments.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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