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agency

[ey-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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"I have huge reservations about the agency that organised this expedition," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

District Court Judge David O. Carter ordered the VA to build 2,500 units in addition to the 1,200 the agency agreed to build to settle the earlier case.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

After your mother’s death, if she received Medicaid-funded nursing-home care, the Nebraska Medicaid agency may attempt to be reimbursed for care costs out of whatever remains of the estate, including her interest in the home.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The agency is weighing other rules, including ones geared toward protecting retail traders, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

By the time Penkovsky passed his letter to the American students, the American spy agency had been almost totally shut out of the Soviet Union.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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