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bureaus

variants also bureaux
plural of bureau
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 The share of consumers whose rent payments were reported to credit bureaus rose to 13% in 2025, up from 11% in 2024, according to a recent report from TransUnion, one of three major bureaus. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 4 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
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Noun
  • This week, the outlet also reported that Customs and Border Protection made a different facial recognition app, Mobile Identify, available on Google's app store for state and local law enforcement agencies that are deputized to work with ICE.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The hotline does not solve these problems for callers, but 211 information specialists use the most current local information available to refer callers to service agencies that are most likely to have resources to help.
    Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But because of the lack of structure, the coach is involved in decisions across many different areas and departments.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The degree of knowledge required to stand out in this field is so high that a few leaders, including Breguet, have spent more than three decades at their maisons, often cycling through various departments.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Besides government offices, many areas had been severely damaged by disrepair, and fires – easy to occur since most buildings were wooden structures.
    Fred He, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Many global companies are now hiring or relocating leadership roles to their GCC offices in India.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Those agencies were directed to cease services reliant on federal funding provided through DHS and to hold all invoices.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The expansion of the role of pharmacies has meant that paying cash for generic drugs and services can also be cheaper at times.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Bureaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaus. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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