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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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Most Nestlé employees, no matter their department, tour one of the company’s 335 factories as part of their induction.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Peña: I think I’ve done OK in that department where if I read something and it really moves me, I just want to be a part of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The announcement comes after Reeves wrote to every cabinet minister in charge of a spending department to "buy British" wherever possible.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Moir said it took three to four years to fully staff the modern languages department at Mackie Academy.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

There in her case was the tailoring department of the clothing store my family owned, where Olka had recently started working as a seamstress.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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