as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal revenue bureau
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Recent Examples of bureau
There, Desroches rose to become a bureau chief in Haiti’s Ministry of Finance.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Patel has denied all allegations of excessive drinking and filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic for its report on his leadership at the bureau.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
In the concurrent restructuring, the health group returned to the business team, while the science bureau merged with the education team.
—Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
With bureaus established in all Australian capital cities, AAP’s domestic news coverage was taken up by regional newspapers and radio stations that could not sustain their own dedicated newsrooms.
—Kevin Patrick, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Patel has denied all allegations of excessive drinking and filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic for its report on his leadership at the bureau.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
In the concurrent restructuring, the health group returned to the business team, while the science bureau merged with the education team.
—Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
With bureaus established in all Australian capital cities, AAP’s domestic news coverage was taken up by regional newspapers and radio stations that could not sustain their own dedicated newsrooms.
—Kevin Patrick, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureau
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Mike Evans is gone, too, taking his production — and his voice — to San Francisco in free agency.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Detroit Lions were not very aggressive in NFL free agency, choosing to save salary cap space to sign some key players to long-term extensions.—
Larry Lage,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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But Fox News Digital learned that a former athletics department administrator reluctantly accepted a voluntary retirement package, and then Berdo was hired shortly thereafter.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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That would be Cameron Foster, the longtime NFL agent who last year signed a one-year deal with UW to serve as its athletic department’s senior director of contracts and cap management.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Yourex was charged with mailing in ballots for the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election and the 2022 primary election, according to the district attorney’s office.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The district attorney’s office sought to unseal her autopsy report following the filing of criminal charges.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Carolyn Hax started her Washington Post advice column in 1997, after five years on the Style desk and none as a therapist.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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Kozak said workers slept on floors and desks, with Russian soldiers occupying key areas.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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