Thesaurus results for AGENCIES

agencies

noun

plural of agency

as in departments

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 Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies. — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026 Thanks to the support of Canadian agencies, these teams might very well achieve this goal, reinforcing the transatlantic collaborations between European and Canadian animation industries. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Founded in 2021, Kakao Entertainment is an offshoot of Korean media giant Kakao, owning agencies, production companies and entertainment arms. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 The department said many changes would require additional funding and coordination between agencies. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The Coast Guard and other agencies, including the Jupiter Police Department, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, continued their search for 48-year-old Matt Pawlowski on Wednesday. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 The state's Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention awarded the grant money to 17 organizations, including community groups, local health departments and law enforcement agencies. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Flock said the cameras are used by public safety agencies, neighborhood homeowners associations, business managers and college campuses across cities in the United States. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 Other Florida agencies plan to continue using cameras away from state highways. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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Some departments have reversed cuts and hired some workers and contractors back in certain roles to fill government needs while are also continuing plans to relocate staff out of Washington to regional hubs, which could also lead to attrition.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Colleges are cutting costs by eliminating humanities departments.

— Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

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Patel later suggested that the scope of firings had been overblown, saying many agents had retired on their own.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Agents can call APIs, query databases, retrieve documents, invoke other models, generate files, trigger workflows, connect to SaaS platforms and even delegate work to other agents.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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The following state, federal and local government offices' schedules may be affected by the Labor Day holiday on Monday.

— The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Green announced that state and county offices in Kauai, including public schools, would be closed until Tuesday due to concerns about Lowell.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of offices

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Fort Lauderdale police told the Herald that their 88-camera network has already catalogued over 174 million vehicles, roughly 1,000 times the city’s population.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Musk plans to integrate Cybercabs, which lack manual controls that passengers could use to take over in an emergency, into the company’s existing cab service, which until now has used only conventional Tesla vehicles.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of vehicles

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But for the users of AI models and services, it's created complexity and chaos as CEOs and IT managers spend an outsized amount of time and resources comparing costs and capabilities to avoid getting left behind.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Funds raised will directly support the YWCA’s ongoing programs, emergency response capacity and year‑round services, the release said.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of services

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The 15-track King of Having Fun is a stark departure from the rest of the Medium Build catalog, which was largely created by Carpenter in makeshift studios, playing multiple instruments and cutting songs efficiently at little cost.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026
For now, the team hopes to work with scientists designing lunar science instruments to physically fit into RoboBall’s carry-on luggage-sized interior, while also fitting in with how RoboBall operates.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026

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