directorate

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The council’s tech and national security directorate, which had been the nerve center for coordinating administration actions on tech and China, was dismantled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s a test flight and it is not without risk, but our team and our hardware are ready,” said Lori Glaze, NASA’s acting associate administrator for the exploration directorate.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Gaza's general police directorate said seven people were killed in that attack.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The sergeant was arrested by the Met's directorate of professional standards on Thursday evening, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

It was true that idioms and nuances and dialects often eluded him in Igbo, but the directorate was always too prompt in sending interpreters.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie