department
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The department previously estimated first-quarter GDP rose at a 2% rate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Typically, this type of work would be handled by a less senior attorney at the department who had more direct involvement with the subject matter at hand, the former official said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
In that post, he denied Carroll's claim that she had been attacked by him in the mid-1990s in a New York department store dressing room.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
A Defense Department official said the department wouldn’t comment on “pre-decisional matters that remain subject to change. Any final decision from the Department will be shared in a formal announcement at a later date.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Warner worked as an analyst in the surveillance department.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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