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
Herald/Times Tallahassee bureau reporter Lawrence Mower contributed to this report.
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Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Wasserman also has a live events unit, a speaker’s bureau that books speakers for corporate events and conferences, and a rights sales business that negotiates and sells sponsorships and media rights, including stadium naming rights.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Marshall Yates, who led the FBI's congressional affairs office, is departing from the bureau, multiple sources told CBS News.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Melissa Brown is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee.
—Melissa Brown, Chalkbeat, 25 Feb. 2026
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Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Wasserman also has a live events unit, a speaker’s bureau that books speakers for corporate events and conferences, and a rights sales business that negotiates and sells sponsorships and media rights, including stadium naming rights.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Marshall Yates, who led the FBI's congressional affairs office, is departing from the bureau, multiple sources told CBS News.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Melissa Brown is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee.
—Melissa Brown, Chalkbeat, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureau
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Israeli and American intelligence agencies — including the CIA — had been tracking Khamenei’s movements for months, waiting for the right moment to strike.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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ZettaJoule would build the ZJ0 reactor adjacent to the TEES Nuclear Engineering & Science Center in College Station where the agency already has two research reactors.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Noem made the statement during a four-hour hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers sharply criticized the department’s aggressive immigration enforcement.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 4,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Those who received their letters late Wednesday or Thursday could not legally drive to the department office to change their license.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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In his Wednesday interview, Gonzales alleged that when Santos-Aviles died, her widow reached out to the representative’s offices to ask about death benefits and retirement funds.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2026
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The lot, however, is a congested warren of stages, offices, trailers and support facilities such as woodworking mills that date to the early 20th century.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The report exploded across trading desks and social media.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Kriski had been with KTLA since 1991, and Walker sat at the station’s anchor desk since 2010.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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