How to Use quasi-governmental in a Sentence
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Bree Jones, founder of Parity, believes there is a need for a land bank, a quasi-governmental organization that would acquire and sell vacant and abandoned homes and land to ease the vacant crisis.
—Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2023
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But in 2021, McGrath was indicted on federal charges of wire fraud and embezzlement connected to his time at a quasi-governmental agency.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
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In fact, the mortgage pricing update — which apply to loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two quasi-governmental entities that guarantee or purchase the majority of mortgages across the country — is old news.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 8 May 2023
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The quasi-governmental agency plans to persuade developers to preserve wetlands on their properties.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
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Even after planning began for this year’s festival, public confidence was eroded by a series of missteps by BOPA, the quasi-governmental agency that mounts city celebrations.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
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The indictments also charged McGrath, long loyal to Hogan, with using money from the quasi-governmental environmental service to pay for personal expenses.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2023
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An influential coalition of Baltimore’s religious leaders has an idea for a new, quasi-governmental agency that would focus solely on vacant housing and oversee billions of dollars in public money — and Mayor Brandon Scott supports the concept.
—Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023
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McGrath was set to be tried on federal charges stemming from his time running the Maryland Environmental Service, a quasi-governmental state agency that provides services like wastewater management, composting and recycling.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
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McGrath was set to go on trial on federal charges stemming from his time running the Maryland Environmental Service, a quasi-governmental state agency that provides services like wastewater management, composting and recycling.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2023
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