department
Example Sentences
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Shilling and his wife, Nanci Shilling, who works in an accounting department at a different chemical plant, bring in about $220,000 a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Even the current Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood resurrected it when she responded to a critical report into the department commissioned by her Conservative predecessor Suella Braverman.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The state, however, does track vision services internally, according to the healthcare services department.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Cabinet officials come and go, but the near-immediate removal of Bondi’s image signaled something closer to erasure than transition, a rapid closing of ranks inside a department that had already been under pressure.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“Not sure what happened, but the fire department left already...yes...I’m shutting it down now...all the important files are on the secure server...I can handle this. Will you trust me, please?”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.