department

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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

The state department did not name Soleimani Afshar's daughter or husband.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Gonzalez, the department spokesperson, emphasized that the program was a pilot.

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

Maybe they’ve already alerted the police or the road department or whomever would need to authorize a crew to get us out of here.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret