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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The task force’s leak was never really in question.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
The first phase includes a Marine air-ground task force aboard the USS Iwo Jima, two San Antonio-class amphibious ships and over 2,000 Marines ready for rapid-response missions.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Now, the mayor’s homelessness task force will meet with advocates and officials to more comprehensively discuss how to address housing issues in Wyandotte County.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Indianapolis police officer Drew Brown told media at the scene that the department's north district violence reduction team and violent crimes task force were conducting investigation on known wanted male subject before the shooting.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
The first phase includes a Marine air-ground task force aboard the USS Iwo Jima, two San Antonio-class amphibious ships and over 2,000 Marines ready for rapid-response missions.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Now, the mayor’s homelessness task force will meet with advocates and officials to more comprehensively discuss how to address housing issues in Wyandotte County.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Indianapolis police officer Drew Brown told media at the scene that the department's north district violence reduction team and violent crimes task force were conducting investigation on known wanted male subject before the shooting.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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