task force
noun
: a temporary grouping under one leader for the purpose of accomplishing a definite objective
Examples of task force in a Sentence
They appointed a task force to review the situation.
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Miami attorney Joseph DeMaria, a federal litigator who once worked in the Justice Department’s organized crime task force in South Florida, said the environmental plaintiffs have a strong argument challenging the appeals court’s ruling that halted the Alligator Alcatraz case.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
At the top of Whatley’s list is a 2020 executive order Cooper signed creating a task force examining criminal justice reforms that proposed multiple recommendations included in a crime bill the following year.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Trading a whodunit for a slow-motion train wreck about an endearing criminal whose very, very bad decisions inspire the ire of a vicious biker gang and the titular task force, Task stars Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones and Silvia Dionicio.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Davis told a joint state and federal task force that night was the first time Combs expressed a desire to have Knight and Shakur killed.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
At the top of Whatley’s list is a 2020 executive order Cooper signed creating a task force examining criminal justice reforms that proposed multiple recommendations included in a crime bill the following year.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Trading a whodunit for a slow-motion train wreck about an endearing criminal whose very, very bad decisions inspire the ire of a vicious biker gang and the titular task force, Task stars Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones and Silvia Dionicio.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Davis told a joint state and federal task force that night was the first time Combs expressed a desire to have Knight and Shakur killed.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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