Thesaurus results for AGENCY

agency

noun

ˈā-jən(t)-sē

Definition 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 agency The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is leading the death investigation with assistance from local, state and federal agencies. — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 And in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tried to distance himself from his past criticisms of the city’s police department and a previous call to defund the agency. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Crosby Ottenhoff Group is not a contractor state agencies work with, according to state financial records. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 The agency, which is charged with protecting the president, not only began following Comey, but tracked his location through his phone. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for agency

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City documents say the department is assessing tripled fees for both structural and grading work done without authorization.

— Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will move to propose measures related to waiving Boston Police Department residency requirements and allowing retired officers to take shifts as the department faces ongoing staffing challenges.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026

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In recent years, the Service Employees International Union 32BJ has pushed for better working conditions for workers at the airport, such as wheelchair agents and cabin cleaners, who work for contractors of American Airlines.

— DJ Simmons July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Inadequate data management is projected to cause 60% of AI project failures, with autonomous agents posing even greater risks as errors can spread rapidly.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of agent

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Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.

— Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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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The firm also maintains offices in Broward and Palm Beach counties, and its 50 attorneys focus on real estate, community association, construction, and insurance law.

— Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
In 2022, when the bank started requiring employees to return to the office as COVID-era restrictions eased, Arbuckle requested to continue working from home instead of commuting to uptown Charlotte.

— Chase Jordan July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

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Others worry that maintaining the boundary means ignoring the child’s emotions.

— Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026
In doing so, advisors may be able to add real, lasting value, not just through standard methods like investment management, but also through more nuanced means like estate planning, business succession, and family governance.

— Matthew Kayser July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of means

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Energy is a key input into many goods and services given its broad use across the economy and so higher prices may fuel inflation.

— Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Meta has always had to invest in the data centers that serve its popular social networking services to people all over the world.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of service

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This initiative aims to significantly reduce the state's high rate of wildlife-vehicle collisions, which ranks fifth nationally and contributes to the nation's highest auto insurance claims.

— Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
As officers worked to disperse traffic, prosecutors allege Stacer sprayed the officers' vehicle with a fire extinguisher.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

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