as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal revenue bureau
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Recent Examples of bureau
She was identified Thursday by the coroner’s bureau as Haylie Ann Eisele, 26, of Pleasant Hill.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
When the commander resisted, he was placed on leave, investigated by an outside agency and temporarily transferred out of the bureau, the report alleges.
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Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
The investigation into Woods’ misconduct began in September 2023 after an intern at the bureau discovered missing information in a case that Woods handled in 2018.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Provide a copy of the death certificate to each bureau.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
When the commander resisted, he was placed on leave, investigated by an outside agency and temporarily transferred out of the bureau, the report alleges.
—
Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
The investigation into Woods’ misconduct began in September 2023 after an intern at the bureau discovered missing information in a case that Woods handled in 2018.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Provide a copy of the death certificate to each bureau.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bureau
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureau
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Bonta, alongside a multi-state coalition of attorneys general, filed another lawsuit against the agency in response.
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Neither agency responded immediately to USA TODAY's request for comment.
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The department has also opened Title IX investigations in North Carolina and Michigan and issued warning letters to school districts in Colorado and Kansas.
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According to the bill, the state would have to produce an annual average salary report for the 20 local departments that Cal Fire is stacked against and make sure state firefighter pay is within 15% of that average.
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The earthquake’s shallow depth also allowed it to be felt across a wide region of the country, including Caracas, where residents reported intense shaking that forced evacuations from residential buildings, offices and shopping centers.
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However, in a recent court filing, Larimer County District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin's office moved to dismiss the arson charge after a reexamination of the evidence.
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Everyone is trying to cram it into the same long weekend, and that bottleneck shows up at the ticket counter, the security line and the rental car desk.
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In one room, a Frank Lloyd Wright window plays off rare portraits of Andy Warhol in drag, a one-off Frank Gehry armchair, and a Donald Judd desk on which visiting artists — part of the Watermill Center’s robust residency program — are free to work.
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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