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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
The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office assisted the agency.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
The Russian space agency has previously downplayed the danger of its weapons tests in space.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The agency also claimed in the statement that the child was seated on the mother's lap in the front seat of the car.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Climate change is shrinking the window of time agencies are able to carry out prescribed fires.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
The Russian space agency has previously downplayed the danger of its weapons tests in space.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The agency also claimed in the statement that the child was seated on the mother's lap in the front seat of the car.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Climate change is shrinking the window of time agencies are able to carry out prescribed fires.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agency
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On Friday, two federal judges ordered SNAP benefits to be paid from the department's contingency fund, but confusion continued over the issue Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ausberry said at a press conference last week that LSU and its athletic department are not broken.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The woman, Marimar Martinez, is accused of closely pursuing the agent and ramming into his car.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The team settled for adding TE Josh Whyle and defensive lineman Arron Mosby from the practice squad to the active roster, but Green Bay is apparently in on one prominent free-agent defensive back as well.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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John Magsam is the Northwest Arkansas bureau chief.—
John Magsam,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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But the photo editor on duty in the AP’s Saigon bureau the day it was taken in 1972, Carl Robinson, now says Út was not the one who took the celebrated photo.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Further adding to the time saving, Toupin even bases his company office at the fast-developing Salado Airport in Texas, just 30 minutes north of Austin.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Approximately 140 of Crews & Associates' employees are moving their jobs from the downtown office in the River Market District to the new location.—
Jon Walker,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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The problem is that the objective optimized by the algorithm is good for the people who control the means of prediction…but not good for the rest of society.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Then Vice President Cheney condemned those behind the torture scandal, while at the same time defending water-boarding as a useful means of extracting vital intelligence (many intelligence experts say water-boarding is torture, and its victims will say anything to avoid further abuse).—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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In addition to marketing and contract management services, Cureate offers educational courses.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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An Assumption block and a Notre Dame error tied the score, but Emily Keiran's service error gave the Pandas a 15-14 lead.—
Rich Barak,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Nov. 2025
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In addition to WeRide and Pony AI, Baidu is also expanding its robotaxi offerings through its Apollo Go vehicles.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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