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as in departments
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms
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as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?
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Recent Examples of agencies
Finally, some agencies might specialize in particular areas of SEO, such as local SEO for brick-and-mortar businesses, e-commerce SEO for online retailers or international SEO for companies with a global presence.
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Bar Maimon, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Government agencies, too, are feeling the pressure to do more with less while avoiding service cuts.
—Eric Steele, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The nomination of Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and harsh critic of government health agencies, has cast a spotlight on debates over the role the government should play in public health — and over the degree to which mounting distrust in science should guide policy-making.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
The Coast Guard and several law enforcement agencies scoured the choppy waters with rescue boats, drones and helicopters but still had not found the men by Wednesday afternoon.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The Milwaukee Police Department and Wisconsin Department of Justice have canceled a Silver Alert for a missing 71-year-old Milwaukee woman that the agencies issued earlier this morning.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
In Florida, Our Children’s Trust brought its latest case because there still are provisions in the law requiring state agencies to prioritize renewable energy, Rodgers said.
—Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Not all of the rating agencies are on the same page for Rocket.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The World Bank, for example, needs economic metrics, the WHO relies on public health statistics, and environmental agencies require data on carbon emissions.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Bar Maimon, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Government agencies, too, are feeling the pressure to do more with less while avoiding service cuts.
—Eric Steele, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The nomination of Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and harsh critic of government health agencies, has cast a spotlight on debates over the role the government should play in public health — and over the degree to which mounting distrust in science should guide policy-making.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
The Coast Guard and several law enforcement agencies scoured the choppy waters with rescue boats, drones and helicopters but still had not found the men by Wednesday afternoon.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The Milwaukee Police Department and Wisconsin Department of Justice have canceled a Silver Alert for a missing 71-year-old Milwaukee woman that the agencies issued earlier this morning.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
In Florida, Our Children’s Trust brought its latest case because there still are provisions in the law requiring state agencies to prioritize renewable energy, Rodgers said.
—Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Not all of the rating agencies are on the same page for Rocket.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The World Bank, for example, needs economic metrics, the WHO relies on public health statistics, and environmental agencies require data on carbon emissions.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agencies
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One effective way to foster cross-functional collaboration is by creating a peer group across departments.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States, which is made up of agencies including the departments of Treasury and Justice, expressed reservations about the deal to the companies in a letter last month.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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The transfers came just two days after Tisch made a number of administrative appointments, including new heads of the department’s public information and technology bureaus.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 Dec. 2024
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However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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According to state media, around 1,200 soldiers and security agents have been mobilized to counteract any attempt to disrupt the inauguration of what would be Maduro’s third presidential term.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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These systems enable autonomous collaboration among specialized AI agents to handle complex workflows in every industry.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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City Hall New York City Hall, along with all city and state government offices, will be open.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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During the week, Allen hunkers down in the football offices and watches as much film as possible.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Eventually there would also likely be new models, especially in electric vehicles.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.—
Jim Saunders,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Such a strategy could effectively weaponize these institutions, turning them into instruments of unilateralism rather than forums for global collaboration.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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And criminal hackers and adversarial states are already employing AI and MI as instruments to identify and take advantage of flaws in threat detection frameworks.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Salvador Edward Juarez taken into custody naked, without incident The sheriff's office's SWAT Team and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team were able to find Juarez on Jan. 19 after initiating a surveillance operation at the private property, according to the social media post.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Roxanne Martinez, a school board member with the Fort Worth Independent School District, said district officials were aware of and investigating a social media post purportedly written by a North Side High School teacher that seemed to invite immigration officers to arrest students at their school.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Previous studies showed that individual student-level factors influence success in these fields.—
Joseph Cimpian,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors in Florida’s 20 judicial circuits consider factors like offense type, a child’s prior offenses and victim impact when deciding whether to move a case to adult court.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Agencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agencies. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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