subdivisions

noun

plural of subdivision
as in subdepartments

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Recent Examples of subdivisions But the roadway is already the primary street for several subdivisions, including the Brookstone Apartments, which has over 220 units, and the Mallard Grove housing subdivision, which has 114 homes. — Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 The highway department will strategically apply salt to intersections, hills, bridges and curbs in subdivisions, but aim for conserving on other stretches of subdivision roads. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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  1. agencies
  2. departments
  3. services
  4. offices
  5. bureaus
  6. branches
Noun
  • Still, many local law enforcement agencies using Flock work with federal immigration authorities, including through federal 287(g) agreements.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Firms in the Program may receive threat information from other private entities and from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, and may propose operations to the NCC.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • The departments alleged that the school district violated parental rights protected by FERPA.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While discussing the city’s overall youth violence prevention strategy Tuesday night, council members Lisa Kaplan and Mai Vang both suggested reassessing oversight of the program to create more cohesion with other departments doing similar work.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • Last year, the services abandoned recruiting efforts at aprestigious Black engineering event in Baltimore, where recruiters had historically sought candidates with high-demand technical skills.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the roughly 7 million barrels per day that Middle Eastern countries have rerouted around the strait through pipelines and other methods, about 11 or 12 million barrels have been flowing out, according to the tracking services.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of services
Noun
  • Roughly 10 miles from downtown in North Austin’s Domain district, this four-acre western-style retro hotel is near tech offices and steps from a wide mix of dining, designer shopping, and Rock Rose, the area’s nightlife hub.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But state and county offices, courts and judiciary facilities and most public schools in Oahu, Maui and Kauai counties will reopen.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of offices
Noun
  • For stronger protection, consider a credit freeze with all three major bureaus.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Register fraud alerts with Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, the three main credit reporting bureaus.
    — Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of bureaus
Noun
  • Prune tree limbs so the lowest branches are 6 to 10 feet from the ground.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of branches

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