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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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At the finance department, Tännler has presided over fiscal surpluses averaging more than 300 million francs a year over the past five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“But we need to be clear: we cannot cut our way out of a funding loss of this magnitude,” the department said in a statement released this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The department said its findings, announced Wednesday afternoon, were based on a six-month investigation by its Civil Rights Division.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

However, the ministry's department in Herat said new regulations had recently come into force and warned that violations could lead to detention or imprisonment.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In the meantime Mr. Blair and the Sunoco station manager had to get the fire department to break in the door and get Claude out.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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