Thesaurus results for AGENCIES

agencies

noun

plural of agency

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a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms

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something used to achieve an end by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?

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Recent Examples of agencies Even though three public agencies conducted air monitoring, the picture is still murky. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 For advertisers and agencies worn down by years of incremental tooling, that is the difference between a feature and a step change. — Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 On the website of their former practice, which now points to each of their three separate agencies, the images illustrating it are, in fact, photographs of one of her works. — Time, Time, 1 July 2026 Investigators were reviewing whether the family was reported to any children's services agencies in the past. — CBS News, 1 July 2026 Officials said the search operations, conducted by multiple agencies, were focused on the water and shoreline. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 Local Idaho agencies have spent days addressing storm damage caused by a low-pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska that brought winds over 50 mph, lightning, hail and more than an inch of rain to some areas. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026 Reporting unsafe conditions to state labor agencies or OSHA is an option if an employer refuses to provide basic heat protections. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 In a 2025 survey for Undue Medical Debt, about 75% of Republicans and about 90% of Democrats said collection agencies shouldn't be allowed to garnish patients' wages to pay medical debt. — Noam Levey, NPR, 28 June 2026

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Noun

Supporters hail the move as bringing accountability and coherence — through the governor — to all the departments and agencies involved in education.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Cody Hess, an associate government program analyst for the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, said these differences in departments’ needs for in-person meetings make a sweeping return-to-office order unnecessary.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of departments

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Before choosing a whitening method, check the care label for guidance on water temperature, safe cleaning agents, and recommended drying methods.

— Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
When your workforce includes full-time employees, fractional specialists and AI agents, culture becomes about how work gets done, not who does it.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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At the moment, Congress is having a terrible time deciding how to levy taxes, go to war, protect Social Security, confirm judges and live within its means.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Visiting teams, particularly from wealthy nations with the means to pay for it, will also request the most secluded rooms in the hotel, and away from the street side to minimize noise exposure.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of means

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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, 7 July 2026
LeVota signed the executive order on July 4, while all of Jackson County’s municipal government offices were closed for the holiday.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of offices

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This is not Copenhagen, which has wide boulevards where vehicles and bikes can be easily separated.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
But these unprotected vehicles can run at automobile speeds, posing a risk of injury that’s greater than for those pedaling nonpowered, slower two-wheelers.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

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Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
If there are no Apple App Store services in 2276, our historical iPhone 17 Pro has another insurmountable problem.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of services

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At least within the precision limits of the Perseverance’s instruments, the material roughly matches terrestrial kerogen.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
Making this cosmic fireworks display not only visual, but auditory, optical data from three of the images was matched with the sounds of different instruments in a process called sonification.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2026

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