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a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the federal revenue bureau

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Recent Examples of bureau The bureau also published its first Federal Textbook on Citizenship in 1918 to allow applicants to prepare. Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025 An evidence response team was processing the scene on East 20th Street, near the city's Fashion District, the bureau said in a statement. Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025 John Magsam is the Northwest Arkansas bureau chief. Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025 Created by law in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the bureau developed a reputation as an aggressive enforcer of fair lending and consumer protection laws. Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bureau
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Noun
  • Cantrell said the sheriff's office has never been contacted by any federal agencies questioning the spending.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • While the expansion has led to more arrests, especially in Florida, many local agencies are reluctant to participate.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • On the Tibetan side of Everest, ticket sales had been suspended since Tuesday afternoon as roads turned icy and visibility plunged, creating impassable conditions for vehicular traffic, according to the tourism department of Tingri county.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the usual staff and departments who have directed Caribbean aid in the past have been laid off.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Zell and the president of the Zell family office EGI, Mark Sotir, would push Swain to arrange transactions that raised the bar for capturing a share of the profits, but gave the management teams an even bigger score for fabulous results.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
  • The suspect was taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead, the sheriff's office in Columbus County said.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Content creators and designers alike are using it as the base for side tables, desks, shelving, storage, and even lighting.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Lewis, 58, reportedly did so after being arrested last December and accused by the Pompton Lakes Police Department of taping a 9-year-old student’s head to his desk for roughly an hour using masking tape.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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