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as in department
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 agent
something used to achieve an end
by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?
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Recent Examples of agency
On the third day of the Trump administration, the Office of Personnel Management instructed agency heads to email their employees a notice asking them to report one another for violations of President Trump’s executive order.
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Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2025
Like Dellinger, they were confirmed to specific terms in office and the federal laws under which the agencies operate protect them from arbitrary firings.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Musk, who is the world’s richest man, has been working for Trump as the head of DOGE, an unofficial agency tasked with cutting waste in the federal government.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
Some agencies, such as the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense, quietly influence local land use.
—Salim Furth, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2025
Like Dellinger, they were confirmed to specific terms in office and the federal laws under which the agencies operate protect them from arbitrary firings.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Musk, who is the world’s richest man, has been working for Trump as the head of DOGE, an unofficial agency tasked with cutting waste in the federal government.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
Some agencies, such as the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense, quietly influence local land use.
—Salim Furth, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agency
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But leaders of more than a dozen federal agencies and departments revolted and told employees, that the world's wealthiest man isn't their boss.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Cherished veterans such as David West and Andrew Bogut made vital contributions to that department, too.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Caro Quintero was released when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of DEA agent Camarena.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The former leader of a Mexican cartel, thought responsible for the 1985 death of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in the 1980s, was among 29 defendants extradited to the United States Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Doe said the plan from CFPB leaders and DOGE was to cut the bureau’s workforce in three phases.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Top Trump advisor Elon Musk, who has vowed to destroy the bureau through his Department of Government Efficiency, was invited to the forum but is not expected to attend.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.—
Bailey Trela,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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On Patel's first day leading the bureau, FBI managers were told Friday that up to 1,500 staff and agents would be transferred out of the bureau's Washington headquarters to satellite offices across the country.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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By the end of six days at the box office, Chhaava crossed $25 million at the global box office.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Last year, the BBC and Amazon Music struck a deal that made BBC podcasts available on the streaming service outside the U.K. for the first time.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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Hampton and other advocates worry that using opioid funds for services that, even if crucial, are only tangentially related to addiction risks a repeat of the tobacco settlement of the 1990s.—
Aneri Pattani,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The company encountered issues with both of the vehicle's elements — its Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage — and called the launch off after holding the countdown clock at T-40 seconds.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading: Tesla — The electric vehicle stock jumped nearly 3% after Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas named embattled Tesla a new top pick in U.S. autos, with expectations of a roughly 50% bounce in store.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The instrument has been observing Mars since April 2018, capturing high-resolution color images of the Martian surface, said Nicolas Thomas, a professor at the Physics Institute at the University of Bern in Switzerland who led the team that developed the camera.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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However, these stations across the country and the instruments used to collect the data vary and have evolved over time, meaning that raw historical data might not always reflect accurate or consistent conditions.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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