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also bureaux
as in agencies
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal revenue bureau
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Recent Examples of bureaus
Some of the better identity theft protection services, like LifeLock and IdentityForce, offer a one-touch credit freeze that covers all three bureaus.
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Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
In general, competition among tourist destinations is keener than ever, as cities’ tourism bureaus respond with new, improved campaigns, said Kerri Kapich, chief operating officer of the San Diego Tourism Authority.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
While this is not technically prohibited, credit bureaus largely discourage the practice, and many debt collectors refuse to make these agreements.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
So, for the married couple, that amounts to three bureaus at $33 each for two borrowers costs $198.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Over time, the credit bureaus have become a little more transparent, and countless services and information outlets have worked to crack and share the code.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
South Carolina has received a request for 40 troops, and Louisiana for 70 troops, according to spokespeople for those state's National Guard bureaus.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
The transfers came just two days after Tisch made a number of administrative appointments, including new heads of the department’s public information and technology bureaus.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
In general, competition among tourist destinations is keener than ever, as cities’ tourism bureaus respond with new, improved campaigns, said Kerri Kapich, chief operating officer of the San Diego Tourism Authority.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
While this is not technically prohibited, credit bureaus largely discourage the practice, and many debt collectors refuse to make these agreements.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
So, for the married couple, that amounts to three bureaus at $33 each for two borrowers costs $198.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Over time, the credit bureaus have become a little more transparent, and countless services and information outlets have worked to crack and share the code.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
South Carolina has received a request for 40 troops, and Louisiana for 70 troops, according to spokespeople for those state's National Guard bureaus.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
The transfers came just two days after Tisch made a number of administrative appointments, including new heads of the department’s public information and technology bureaus.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaus
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Some of those people have been arrested directly by ICE agents while others have been arrested by other law enforcement agencies, placed on immigration holds within county jails and then arrested by ICE while being held.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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Powell testified before Congress in June, saying the renovation was a collaboration with various agencies and that costs had changed over time.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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The technology uses sound to detect gunfire and alerts police departments to the area of that sound.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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The legislation would modify federal highway and freight safety programs to allow grant recipients, such as state departments of transportation, to use vehicle telematics and predictive analytics to identify infrastructure concerns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Why are kids living in DCS offices, sometimes for weeks?—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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Every January, companies from around the world gather to flaunt new technologies, products and services.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the program will change where the sales tax dollars go — redirecting dollars that would have otherwise been added to the state’s general fund to pay for highways, schools and other services to pay off the project’s debt and retire the bonds.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Bureaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaus. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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