department

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Ben Rhodes-Kropf grew up dreaming of a spot at MIT, where his father, Matt Rhodes-Kropf is a professor in the finance department.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Photos posted by the department on its Facebook page showed three men and a woman in handcuffs in a storage facility and a storage container about half full with what appeared to be catalytic converters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Get thee to a department store for some soft furnishings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

But according to the Paris police department, in "an international and national context which is particularly tense" the gathering was "exposed to an important terrorist risk toward the Muslim community".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

On our block alone, you could find shipyard workers, a school nurse, a chemistry teacher, and someone who worked for the health department.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson