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bureau

[byoor-oh] / ˈbjʊər oʊ /




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They work full-time on the board for five-year terms administering the Public Works Department while assisted by several bureau heads and the director of public works.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a report in July, the PIJ claimed the bureau had received a complaint alleging US intelligence believed top Malawi military personnel may have helped to secretly funnel heavy weaponry to Sudan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Some found out via the news that their personal information might’ve been compromised, NPR reports, and aren’t sure how the bureau will protect them if vengeful criminals get their hands on it.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

The FBI says it is investigating a reported breach of its system after a cybercrime group claimed to have stolen sensitive information on thousands of bureau personnel.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The two beds, two old rickety chairs, one table, the bureau missing a drawer—nothing.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome

The agencies use different data systems, and even different Google spreadsheets, to produce their reports and often have different bureaus within them managing different housing programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In February, she filed a credit dispute with the three credit bureaus, which her servicer found to be “irrelevant,” according to the suit.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Months later, he signed AB 238, a Harabedian bill that provided for 12 months of mortgage relief and banned late fees, foreclosures and negative reports to credit bureaus for homeowners who receive it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

The company said it alerted the collection agency in question as well as the credit bureaus to the mistake.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

He went through the bureaus and the closets.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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

From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026

In-store travel money bureaux, which are located in more than 100 stores, are unaffected.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2021

He fears he will be reported to one of Kenya’s three credit bureaux, jeopardizing his chances of being able to borrow more to grow his business.

From Reuters ● May 25, 2018

Bureaucracy and costs are displaced everywhere from the NHS to local councils to citizens advice bureaux.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2017

A proposition was being signed in the bureaux to fix the seat of the Assembly outside of Paris.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary




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