- plural of department.
departments
Example Sentences
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Various departments have been streamlined and leadership reshuffled as Porsche works through previously announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs on top of 3,900 that were earlier earmarked to increase efficiencies and elevate its competitiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
University police departments are police departments, despite critiques of this model.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
I’ve worked at a big-box store for 14 years, mostly in the gardening and lumber departments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Following a series of scandals that shook public trust in local government, Los Angeles City Council launched a massive charter reform to boost accountability across city departments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But as a result, the big Wall Street investment firms have had to sharply reduce the cost of their market research, all of which has to be paid for now by their brokerage departments alone.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
