department
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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
After those were designated, the department said, the Iranian network used new companies in Hong Kong to continue its efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Tione Jayden Merritt, known professionally as Lil Tjay, was one of the people arrested in connection with the incident on Monday, the police department told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Since the middle of February, visits to grocery stores, big-box superstores and discount stores have been outpacing consumer visits to places like apparel, electronics, department stores and home-improvement stores, Hottovy said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
A man in a baseball cap added, “The fire department is just as helpless as we are. The gas line broke, too, and the gas is feeding the flames.”
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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The Vocabulary of College
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Western Europe - Introductory
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