department
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Police recovered the bag from Bustamante Leiva's motel room, the justice department said.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stewardship of his department came under intense scrutiny during seven hearings before various congressional committees in the space of a week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Damjan Pfajfar, vice president in the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, says the central bank prefers the PCE because it provides a “broader measure of inflation.”
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The parks department will immediately begin a public engagement process for all three new parks to hear directly from the surrounding communities and stakeholders.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Now she was venturing upstairs to the fabric department to haggle over bolts of cloth for another costume.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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