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as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the Department of the Interior
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
that's not my department, but maybe I can help you anyway
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Recent Examples of department
Lena Mose-Vargas, another Ph.D student in the same department, shared that to preserve the future of ethnic studies requires looking, thinking, and operating outside of the institution (looking at the two roads ahead and building another).
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The Kansas City Police Department did not release information about the shooting until early Wednesday morning, roughly seven hours after the department was first notified about it.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The department did not respond to questions about its backlog.
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Nicole Santa Cruz,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026
The lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is the latest effort by the oversight body to compel the department to provide access to the records.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The Kansas City Police Department did not release information about the shooting until early Wednesday morning, roughly seven hours after the department was first notified about it.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The department did not respond to questions about its backlog.
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Nicole Santa Cruz,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026
The lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is the latest effort by the oversight body to compel the department to provide access to the records.
—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department
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Bonta, alongside a multi-state coalition of attorneys general, filed another lawsuit against the agency in response.
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Neither agency responded immediately to USA TODAY's request for comment.
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Police are asking people to avoid the area if possible.
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Specifically targeting underserved areas, the parks will be at the San Joaquin River Parkway, Dust Bowl Camp, and Feather River Park in Yuba County.
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The earthquake’s shallow depth also allowed it to be felt across a wide region of the country, including Caracas, where residents reported intense shaking that forced evacuations from residential buildings, offices and shopping centers.
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However, in a recent court filing, Larimer County District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin's office moved to dismiss the arson charge after a reexamination of the evidence.
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What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
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He’s transported to a realm of Tolkienesque fantasy, deposited somewhere between the Stony Waste and the Frozen Sea.
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For example, the bureau reported that Maryland had six inmate homicides in state prisons between fiscal 2020 and 2024, while the state’s public safety department reported to CNS that there were 13 homicides during the same time period.
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The bureau's Collision Investigation Unit was called to the scene to process evidence, which Pittsburgh Public Safety said includes reviewing camera footage in the area of the crash.
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From its earliest days, Anthropic identified coding as the most important domain in AI to focus on.
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With the success of Kpop Demon Hunters, Netflix is bringing feature animation squarely under the domain of Hannah Minghella.
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Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as the field get settled before the knockout round begins.
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Olympic gold medalist Arisa Trew secured her second winning result of the weekend with a switch McTwist — a 540-degree twist taking off from her opposite side while grabbing the middle of the board — during women’s vert best trick, which featured a field of athletes averaging only 16 1/2 years old.
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Once the new designs are approved (sometime this year, if all goes well), the DoB plans to publish the specs so that any contractor can download the design, buy off-the-shelf elements, tailor the structure to the site, and get a scheme approved in a matter of hours.
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Makeup artist Jennifer Powell provided Minetree’s look with serene elements for a youthful glow.
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“Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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