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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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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force in Beijing on March 7, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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All five Georgia Democrats supported the resolution while all eight of the delegation’s GOP members were against it.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Aug. 2025
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But after about a month, his typing skills landed him a job as a typist at the American legation in Stockholm, DiGeorge said.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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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,
12 Mar. 2026
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On the surface, here is another Chinatown mall whose decommissioned retail and office spaces have stood empty for years.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Not bad for a musical about Mormon missionaries trying to convert the residents of a remote Ugandan village — an idea that, let’s face it, sounds ripe for disaster.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the South, Black ministers and White missionaries welcomed the formerly enslaved into the faith and worked with them to establish independent social and political lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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However, simply being in the country without authorization — for example, after overstaying a visa — is generally a civil violation, according to immigration advocates.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Policymakers should build on this progress by strengthening transparency and accountability, increasing oversight of step therapy and prior authorizations, and ensuring clinical decisions remain in the exam room.—
Alex Mejia Garcia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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The New Testament canon usually includes 27 books, including the four gospels that describe Jesus’ life – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – and Acts, which describes the works of the apostles who continued Jesus’ ministry after his death.—
Christy Cobb,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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This is the final day of Lent for Christians and focuses on the remembrance of both the foot washing and the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the apostles.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Paugh also noted how Williams has gone beyond traditional logo placement with its business-to-business partnerships and deepened those relationships.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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To date, this outreach and coordination effort has led to housing and dedicated case worker assignment for 11 households and shelter placement for one additional household.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Mexican consul in Los Angeles, Carlos González Gutiérrez, agreed.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Pádraig Manning is the vice consul.—
Brian Cahalane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Deputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputation. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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