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bureau

[byoor-oh] / ˈbjʊər oʊ /




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Announcing the cancellation of Saturday's stadium gathering Dori Asgedom, head of Tigray's culture and tourism bureau, said it would not be going ahead because of "ongoing drone strikes and the threat of war".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Carolyn Carlson, Data-Clear’s president and founder, said she provided nationwide voting data to the bureau that year as part of a project to try and prevent an undercount of minority voters in the 2030 census.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

The suit alleges that shortly after it began Said continued to get assignment requests from David Herndon, then head of ABC’s Los Angeles bureau.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The statistics bureau said the headline slowdown was primarily driven by decelerating gasoline price growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Tom White’s son had also joined the bureau, making three generations of White lawmen.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Landlords historically did not report on-time rent payments to credit bureaus, but housing and consumer advocates have long argued that renters should receive credit for making their largest monthly payment on time.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

He has held numerous roles at the network over a four decade run, anchoring the “CBS Evening News,” co-hosting the division’s weekday and Saturday morning shows, covering business and reporting from overseas bureaus.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

In 2022, Fannie Mae instituted a “positive rent” initiative for landlords to report on-time rent payments—but not late or missed payments—to credit bureaus.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

To be sure, the price war with the credit bureaus has wounded Fair Isaac.

From Barron's Apr. 16, 2026

We still had our beds and chairs and bureaus and dining-room furniture, so we could get along, but even so, the house was bare and echoey.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

Guests were seen hugging, making calls, texting friends and loved ones, and their news bureaux.

From Barron's Apr. 26, 2026

Last year Russian state media claimed that RT had seven bureaux in Africa, although this cannot be independently verified.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2025

In another measure intended to curb foreign-currency trading, Nigeria has closed thousands of bureaux de change.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2024

A Western intelligence source said techniques were used in Sudan that are common to organised crime: Companies were headed by trustee shareholders, rents collected in cash, and transfers made through exchange bureaux.

From Reuters Sep. 23, 2021

Of course there are other drawers, bureaux, and so on, about the place.

From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison




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