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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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The department plans to lower the threshold to $2,500.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“When you preserve the performance and the work of the crews and the department heads, then you can do things that are incredibly cost-effective for studios.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

I met Simon Hartill, scientific officer for Southampton City Council's environmental health department, at one of its four ground-based air monitoring stations.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

High concentrations of methane can cause "episodes of suffocation or headaches," Yuri Carvajal, president of the environmental department at the Medical College of Chile, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

"A man with your knowledge of English and of America in general does not come to Germany every day, and would be wanted in almost every department of the German government," said Kappe.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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