department
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“LADOT could not take action to dismiss the citation before receiving official notice of the court’s decision,” the department said in an emailed response to questions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Last year, there were 100 admissions, 73 of which came through the A&E department, compared with 38 of the 47 in 2015.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
But Congress still needs to pass a bill to fund the rest of the department.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
I’d been working alone for years and somehow assembled a group of colleagues who had absolutely no HR department and even fewer boundaries.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
Mrs. Vaughan knew that our educational backgrounds and skills matched what that engineer’s department was looking for.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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The Vocabulary of College
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