department
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That request was quickly canceled and the department didn’t send personnel out to Starbase, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Nepal's tourism department has congratulated both climbers for the "historic achievement".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Macy’s faces declining department store views, but Bloomingdale’s comparable sales increased 7% last year.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
She castigated department attorneys over their “appalling” and “reckless disregard for the duty of candor” and described them as “unworthy of this trust at every point.”
From Slate • May 18, 2026
She and Dad both work in the English department at Hempstead, but Dad teaches upper-level literature courses and Mom teaches first-year writing classes.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing department
The Vocabulary of College
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Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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