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Recent Examples of deputation
The deputation, which is typically requested to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General, is in effect for one year, according to the DOJ, but renewal can be requested if the circumstances call for it.
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Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
An article published in the British Medical Journal describes their close call with the authorities, A Nazi deputation consisting of an elderly doctor and two younger assistants was sent to investigate the results sent by Drs.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
An article published in the British Medical Journal describes their close call with the authorities, A Nazi deputation consisting of an elderly doctor and two younger assistants was sent to investigate the results sent by Drs.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputation
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The delegations, escorted around town and guarded by scores of Swiss police, met for at least a dozen hours on both days of the weekend at a sunbaked 18th-century villa that serves as the official residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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The best delegation includes inspiring direction, enabling resources, empowering authority, and credible accountability.—
George Bradt,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Perle not only greeted them but invited them to dinner that night with the legation's employees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Japanese government promptly purchased more than 100 copies of Yardley’s book, sending it to embassies and legations to encourage them to strengthen their codes.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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The feeling of perhaps uncovering a great secret, which Ruth’s face had given her for a moment in the hallway outside Thalia’s office, had deserted her.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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At 92, Harriet still goes to the office at Crime Victims United every day.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The order is largely dedicated to serving the poor and has served as missionaries throughout history, per its official website.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first-ever American pontiff No new pope selected on second vote of papal conclave The new pope served for 20 years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as a bishop on behalf of the country’s Catholic Church.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2025
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Camacho and Castle charge that Ground Game LA has continued to profit off their work without authorization, even after blocking their access to the site, and are seeking nearly $5 million in damages.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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In April, Border Patrol agents recorded roughly 8,400 apprehensions of migrants who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization, according to the preliminary Department of Homeland Security statistics, which have not been officially published.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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The Roman Catholic Church has seen 266 popes during its nearly 2,000-year history with the first being St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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And who hung out quite literally with prostitutes (think Mary Magdalene), or drunken fishermen with potty mouths (think the apostle Peter), or perhaps, worst of all, Matthew, the once Roman Tax collector, turned apostle of Christ.—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Perth band continues their hot streak, following a No. 2 placement for Sunlight in 2020 and a No. 1 for Here Comes Everybody in 2022.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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One common approach is raising capital through a private placement shortly before the direct listing, where the shares are registered alongside legacy shareholders in the direct listing registration statement.—
Joseph Lucosky,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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For Napoleon, then France’s first consul, 1802 was a critical year.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2025
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Six of the people were Mexican nationals, Raul Garcia, deputy consul at the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia, tells Axios.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Deputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputation. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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