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
With that grace period having ended on May 5, newly delinquent student borrowers' credit scores are also being dinged, as their failures to pay back their debts are reported to credit bureaus.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Trump's pick to lead the bureau, oil and gas advocate Kathleen Sgamma, abruptly withdrew her nomination in April.
—Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Organizations who co-authored the advisory include the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the U.S., the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre, as well as intelligence bureaus from Germany, Canada, Australia and France, among others.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025
The Idaho Crime Victims Compensation Program does not provide reimbursements for travel to relatives of victims in the situation the U of I families find themselves, according to Darci Anderson, the statewide program’s bureau chief.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Trump's pick to lead the bureau, oil and gas advocate Kathleen Sgamma, abruptly withdrew her nomination in April.
—Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Organizations who co-authored the advisory include the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the U.S., the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre, as well as intelligence bureaus from Germany, Canada, Australia and France, among others.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025
The Idaho Crime Victims Compensation Program does not provide reimbursements for travel to relatives of victims in the situation the U of I families find themselves, according to Darci Anderson, the statewide program’s bureau chief.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureau
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Protests broke out Friday and Saturday in Paramount and Compton, cities adjacent to Los Angeles, over immigration raids conducted by ICE, during which the agency detained 44 immigrants Friday and 118 immigrants Saturday, the Associated Press reported.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Some local officials have argued the deployment could aggravate an already caustic situation in downtown Los Angeles, and say state and local police agencies can handle the protests themselves.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
10 June 2025
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The department said each area published on Thursday will receive formal notification they are deemed noncompliant and if they are believed to be in violation of any federal criminal statutes.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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The department confirmed the person arrested was an LGBTQ activist.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Buskirk was working as a graduate assistant in KU’s office of the provost in 1986.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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Trump has long been known for his tendency to exaggerate crowd sizes at his rallies and public events, a pattern that dates back to his very first days in office.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Indeed, many people use more than one display at their desk to boost their productivity.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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As the story goes, former Mayor Jerry Brown had a plaque on his desk during his first months in Oakland’s top political office that directed anyone stopping by to instead speak to the city manager, who handled the local government’s daily operations.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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