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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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It depicts her in a black dress, ready to depart from her home in Eagle Bridge, N.Y., in November 1940, for Manhattan, where Gimbels department store was displaying her works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

About 900 officers are currently suing the department over the 2023 release of mugshot-style images and other materials in response to a public records request.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Since the middle of February, visits to grocery stores, big-box superstores and discount stores have been outpacing consumer visits to places like apparel, electronics, department stores and home-improvement stores, Hottovy said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The Pentagon has failed to comply with a court order to restore press access, a federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting new restrictions put in place by the department after its prior rules were deemed unconstitutional.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

As the 2000s progressed, however, consumer habits shifted away from department stores and malls, which triggered their eventual decline.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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