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bureau

[byoor-oh] / ˈbyʊər oʊ /




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In the days and weeks that followed, city and police officials continued to pepper the bureau about speeding up the approval process.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But an Israeli military spokesperson told AFP's Jerusalem bureau that "we are not aware of any such attack having occurred in the area".

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

When the bureau found discrepancies, it tended to settle for reprimands and improvement plans, rarely going so far as to revoke a dealer’s license.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

—Bradley is the deputy tech bureau chief in San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Our last interaction, at the pension bureau, had ended so awkwardly—I’d told him I didn’t want to talk about Luc and then hurried off, inventing an errand before he could follow me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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