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bureau

[byoor-oh] / ˈbyʊər oʊ /




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The Atlantic’s Sarah Fitzpatrick reportedly became the subject of a criminal leak probe after she reported on Patel’s alleged drinking and erratic management of the bureau.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

The anti-corruption bureau shared part of a wiretapped conversation as part of its case and said six more people had been identified as suspects.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The bureau does not have an exact timeline of when LEDs turned up in each neighborhood in the ongoing transformation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

He was previously a reporter in the Journal’s corporate bureau, where he wrote about large parcel shipping companies like FedEx and United Parcel Service and freight railroads like Union Pacific and CSX.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

On one side of her neatly made bed is a bureau with Doctor Who figurines, and on the other a chair filled with stuffed animals.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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