desk

noun

ˈdesk How to pronounce desk (audio)
Definition of desknext
as in office
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the city desk of a prominent newspaper

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Recent Examples of desk Passengers on either side can share the mini-desk that comes with two shallow holders for beverages and enough space for a small snack or travel-size board game. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 Data centers spark backlash New York's legislature last month passed a bill meant to impose guardrails on data centers, but it has not yet been sent to Hochul's desk for signing. — Jasper Ward, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Though volatile markets can cause anxiety for individual investors, high-speed Wall Street trading desks can take advantage of the wild gyrations. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 Critically, that reorganization spending didn’t ramp up until the mid-1990s, a full decade after PCs hit desks. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for desk
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  1. office
  2. department
  3. agency
  4. bureau
Noun
  • Regina Cantrell is accused of reviewing her son’s arrest warrants while the investigation into him was ongoing, according to the district attorney’s office.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Even the urologist’s office has athletic jerseys hanging in the treatment room so that men’s masculinity will not be assailed.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of office
Noun
  • And some legal experts are now questioning whether the department is playing politics in an unprecedented way with a high-profile criminal investigation.
    — Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • But the department still did other daytime road work around town and worked on I-285 in the overnight hours.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of department
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  • As in previous days, the targets were largely in southern and coastal locations, including an area near a cancer hospital in Khuzestan province, Iran’s semi-official agency Mehr News said.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • If the two agencies can avoid repeating past regulatory disagreements and provide clear definitions, the harmonization will be a benefit for prediction markets, said Peter Chan, a Baker McKenzie partner and former SEC employee.
    — Ananya Chetia,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of agency
Noun
  • Hu, also the Communist Party chief of his bureau, is the highest-ranking official to be caught up in in a widening probe of the province's coal mining sector, according to Caixin, a Chinese business publication.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The bureau ordered 260 analysts to help sift through the ballots and voting data.
    — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of bureau

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