deputations

plural of deputation

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Noun
  • See plans As for which states will be sending delegations, officials in at least 15 states confirmed plans for their participation to USA TODAY.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • For example, host cities are expected to supply (and pay for) police escorts for ground transport for team delegations and referees, as most people would expect.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • His career spanned roles as Naval Security Group detachments in Japan and San Diego.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • Additional police resources were deployed to the area from neighboring detachments, along with the North District Emergency Response Team.
    Alexandra Koch , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At both meetups, there was a preponderance of tidying—children’s rooms, offices, spare rooms, digital photo libraries, inboxes.
    Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The law only applies to some public institutions such as welfare offices, while schools and hospitals are exempted.
    Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • After the revolution, there was an explosion of missionaries from all sects to preach their version.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • Scholars say 16th-century Catholic missionaries introduced Europe’s Grim Reaper figure to Mexico’s indigenous population, believing fear of death would instill a desire for salvation and convert them to Christianity.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Older adults frequently remain in hospitals, shelters, temporary placements and other costly settings, said Cazares, longer than necessary because appropriate housing options are scarce.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • Amazingly, half of all of the band's placements on the 25-space rundown have popped up in 2026.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • The 18 towers represent different figures from scripture including the apostles, evangelists and Virgin Mary while the three facades depict the life of Jesus along with his death and final judgment.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • This idea was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that began gathering momentum in the 1990s and is now the leading edge of the Christian right.
    Stephanie McCrummen, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • That matters because insurer AI systems reviewing prior authorizations or determining medical necessity depend entirely on the quality of those inputs.
    Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
  • Pushback against 'private authorizations' More than half of requests for either long-term care or rehabilitation were rejected by major private insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage plans, according to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • One of the body’s natural defense mechanisms against a virus like COVID or influenza is the release of cytokines, proteins that act as chemical messengers helping to coordinate the immune system’s response.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • More than 11,000 delegates, known as messengers, were attending.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
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“Deputations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputations. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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