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agency

[ey-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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Marais and her team just secured roughly $500,000 from a U.K. research agency to test the use of satellite data to track rocket exhaust, having also tried GoFundMe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He is a client of Jorge Mendes' Gestifute agency - who have a close relationship with Wolves owners Fosun.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

South Africa is one of Africa's largest economies and hosts more than three million foreigners, just over five percent of its population, according to the country's statistics agency.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“It is one of the most magical travel experiences that you can have, and what’s crazy is you’re still within the United States,” said Causey, a vice president at the travel agency Travelmation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“We were actually summoned to the rating agency and told, ‘You guys just don’t get it,’” says Gertner.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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