task force
noun
: a temporary grouping under one leader for the purpose of accomplishing a definite objective
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They appointed a task force to review the situation.
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Crewmembers from two Coast Guard Cutters joined forces with a Homeland Security task force to apprehend the stowaway after boarding the Crimson Clover barge in the San Juan Harbor on Tuesday, officials said in a news release.
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Stephen Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Since Europol's task force was launched in April 2025, their investigators have determined that at least 10 contract killings in Western Europe have been carried out by minors.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
The mayor will have to select new co-chairs for the task force.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
The state’s government waste task force, Florida DOGE, ordered the Broward Sheriff’s Office to turn over mountains of financial records on the same day the law enforcement agency asked the county government for a $103 million increase in its annual budget.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
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Stephen Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Since Europol's task force was launched in April 2025, their investigators have determined that at least 10 contract killings in Western Europe have been carried out by minors.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
The mayor will have to select new co-chairs for the task force.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
The state’s government waste task force, Florida DOGE, ordered the Broward Sheriff’s Office to turn over mountains of financial records on the same day the law enforcement agency asked the county government for a $103 million increase in its annual budget.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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