Thesaurus results for AGENCIES

agencies

noun

plural of agency

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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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something used to achieve an end by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?

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Recent Examples of agencies The law enforcement agencies must act with an iron fist and in an immediate manner. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Florida has already given hundreds of millions of additional money to law enforcement agencies in the state in exchange for their participation in the program. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026 One of Mamdani’s early actions as mayor was to revoke an executive order issued by former Mayor Eric Adams adopting the IHRA definition for city agencies. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The key is to develop better relationships among law enforcement agencies, Mann said. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026 Florida Poly’s department also plans to work with other regional law enforcement agencies. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 Kapszukiewicz thanked all community agencies that helped respond to the event, including those who assisted in evacuating residents and setting up shelters. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 Essential services amid walkout Meanwhile, state agencies will work with a smaller staff. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Multiple governments have decided to take websites offline as a safety precaution, including some agencies in the Netherlands and Finland, Reuters reported. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The most common and most aggressive form of these 287(g) partnerships, the Task Force Model, allows police and sheriff's departments to make immigration arrests.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
It's empowered to conduct investigations and instruct departments to withhold payments if there are credible allegations of fraud, among other duties.

— Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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In December 2024, FBI agents and local police arrested the men during pre-dawn raids on their homes in Miami Beach and their parents’ home in Bal Harbour.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
With the sun low in the sky, protesters took to the streets of Woodland on Tuesday to demand action against federal immigration agents.

— Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of agents

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Analysts attributed elevated gas prices to ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which has damaged oil infrastructure and forced firms to take up costly means of transporting crude.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Only Washington, North Carolina and Oregon tracked rejection rates with enough detail to distinguish ballots received in the mail from those received by some other means, like a ballot drop box.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

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The president fielded questions from reporters for nearly 20 minutes after casting his own 2026 votes at the offices of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Saturday afternoon.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
Just as in the previous 10 cycles, the current cycle combines economic concerns (including energy prices) and negative stories about incumbents in various offices.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of offices

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With more than 50 years of experience in subsea robotics, ISE has delivered over 250 underwater vehicles to customers in more than 20 countries worldwide, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
In his statement, Earley noted the two Customs and Border Patrol vehicles stayed at the polling place for 10 minutes before leaving, and that his office didn’t receive any calls about the incident.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of vehicles

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Lam Research, whose equipment and services help make semiconductors, reported gains in profit and revenue for the summer that were slightly stronger than analysts expected, for example.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
That research has mattered tremendously, helping lower barriers to care and dramatically reform the delivery of health care and other services to address substance use.

— J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of services

Noun

The synth melody is poignant through the buds, but the upper vocal harmony and some of the upper-register atmospheric instruments are slightly buried.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
The biotech firm offers its lab instruments to help scientists research cancer, immunology and neuroscience.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

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