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desks

noun

plural of desk

as in offices

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the city desk of a prominent newspaper

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Recent Examples of desks That includes teachers learning how the students will interact with the curriculum, as well as the variety of perspectives filling the desks in the classroom. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Plus, its barrel hinge doubles as an ergonomic grip and an adjustable stand for hands-free viewing on desks or counters. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026 But hundreds of flights were delayed, leaving travelers packed at re-booking desks. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 All workstations include sit-stand desks, complemented by private phone booths for quiet focus within the open floor plan. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 Traders gained access to sophisticated charting tools, studies, indicators, and other forms of technical analysis once largely confined to professional trading desks. — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026 Without Steinem, none of us would be here—writing a newsletter about women’s leadership, or at our desks at work, reading one. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Each of the hotel’s 32 rooms and three deluxe suites are individually decorated with linen wallcoverings in blue or ochre, parquet floors, mahogany desks, and velvet drapes. — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026 Nurses are fainting on the wards, children are flopping onto their desks at school. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

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The complex houses the police's Special Branch intelligence agency, offices of the Counter Terrorism Department, and houses of counterterrorism officers who have carried out operations against militants across the province in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Assembly Bill 1729, which was spearheaded by Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-San Jose, came about after Newsom required many state workers report to offices four days a week.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of offices

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Some departments have reversed cuts and hired some workers and contractors back in certain roles to fill government needs while are also continuing plans to relocate staff out of Washington to regional hubs, which could also lead to attrition.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Colleges are cutting costs by eliminating humanities departments.

— Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of departments

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Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
Thanks to the support of Canadian agencies, these teams might very well achieve this goal, reinforcing the transatlantic collaborations between European and Canadian animation industries.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of agencies

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For a house assessed at the county average of $270,000 last year, this year’s county tax bill would increase $58 to $2,165, according to a Miami Herald calculation based on a home that pays county taxes for municipal, fire and library services.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Make no mistake that this intentional fear-mongering coming from the White House, which will keep New Yorkers away from even our own state and local services.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

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