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agency

[ey-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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NASA’s Artemis II mission sped off to the moon Wednesday, and the space agency hopes eventually to build a permanent moon base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Postal Service are part of a 10-year plan that kicked off several years ago aimed at improving services and reducing costs at the independent federal agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Reviewing them “was a massive effort. The agency proceeded glacially, but really we were speeding as fast as we could,” the official said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Deputy governor for Khuzestan province, Valiollah Hayati, told the Fars news agency that three companies in the zone were hit, adding that it was unknown yet if there were any deaths.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

But it may have been the agency that suggested she head to the Newberry Library.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield