branch
Example Sentences
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But with an estimated 2,000 members from all branches of the armed forces as well as the national guard, the national police and the secret police, it’s as big as a brigade.
The mission was led by elite special operations forces and was supported by every branch of the U.S. military, as well as intelligence and law-enforcement agencies, officials said.
It has been shrinking its brick-and-mortar retail footprint for years to lower costs and has reportedly shut dozens of branches in California.
From Los Angeles Times
The sanctions hit a number of officials, including commanders in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a powerful branch in Iran’s military, and several senior police officials.
The bank came under scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe amid a scandal related to alleged money-laundering that hit its Estonian branch and led financial regulators to launch probes into its risk management and controls.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
