task force

noun

: a temporary grouping under one leader for the purpose of accomplishing a definite objective

Examples of task force in a Sentence

They appointed a task force to review the situation.

Recent Examples on the Web There was no plan to secure the building where the gunman was positioned with a clear line of sight to the location where Trump would speak, the officials told the first meeting of a congressional task force investigating the shooting. —

Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024 OpenAI seems to be trying to get the task force's attention early on, outlining in the document that Bloomberg reviewed the national security and economic benefits its data centers could provide for the US. —

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024 The nonprofit task force Four Lakes Task Force took over administration of the Edenville and Sanford dams along with two others, the Smallwood and Secord dams, which also were damaged in the May 2020 breach. —

Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024 Lawmakers also increased the scope of a bipartisan task force that is investigating the first assassination attempt to also investigate the apparent second attempt. —

Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for task force

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