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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
That means setting the expectation that your team, agencies and partners look beyond short-term efficiency and bring forward insight that shows causality, not just correlation.
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Liam Wade, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Johnson quashed a rebellion from his right flank over the crypto bill: some Republicans wanted additional legislation to give crypto oversight to a friendly regulatory agency and ban the Federal Reserve from issuing its own digital currencies.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Invasive carp are not yet common so far upriver, and the agencies hope to keep it that way.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Less than 200 are now estimated to live in captivity, per the news agency.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Liam Wade, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Johnson quashed a rebellion from his right flank over the crypto bill: some Republicans wanted additional legislation to give crypto oversight to a friendly regulatory agency and ban the Federal Reserve from issuing its own digital currencies.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Invasive carp are not yet common so far upriver, and the agencies hope to keep it that way.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Less than 200 are now estimated to live in captivity, per the news agency.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agency
Noun
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At both events, the local police departments showed off the skills of the departments’ police dogs.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Neither Tait nor the police department immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Producer Berman got a call from Washington’s longtime WME agent, Andrew Finkelstein.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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Florida Keys deputies arrested a Miami man on DUI and child neglect charges Wednesday who identified himself as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, according to the sheriff’s office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Following that ruling, the administration swiftly moved once again to fire most of the bureau's staff.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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His proposal, along with his views on Social Security, has raised concerns about the politicization of the bureau's key statistics particularly after the president fired the previous BLS chief after a soft jobs report earlier this month.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 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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That includes 230 in Glendale, where the company operates its office and a distribution center.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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For many hybrid employees, coffee badging is an attempt at complying with an office’s return to office (RTO) mandates while keeping the comfort of working remotely.—
Rob Lydic,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Detroit could see a high of 91 on Aug. 9, which will feel like 93 degrees, the weather service said.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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While Hammer & Nails is marketed towards men, women can also come in for a service.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For one thing, it's been nearly three months since SpaceX last conducted an uncrewed flight test from Texas for a vehicle that was intended to begin launching more frequently in 2025.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Another piece of the tort reform package that the Texas Senate passed this year is Senate Bill 39, legislation introduced by Senator Brian Birdwell (R) that clarifies the commercial vehicle litigation process in an effort to stop frivolous lawsuits that threaten the livelihood of truckers.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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An automatic analysis system was used on a large body of materials-engineering research and related sciences to identify authors who incorrectly reported the instruments used in their studies, a potential giveaway of a piece of research being fraudulent.—
Fernanda González,
Wired News,
11 Aug. 2025
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DeMarco played every instrument; produced, engineered, and mixed the songs; shot the album cover and music videos using a tripod; and is releasing it on his own label.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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