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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

Prior to that, he had a two-decade career at the Journal, where he was Washington bureau chief and then deputy managing editor, overseeing all digital, conferences, books and video operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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

Tom White had witnessed many of his colleagues at the bureau cross that line.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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