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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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The department would eventually sue the medical school if such a resolution is not found.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said systems had “detected an air quality issue” and that the department had issued a shelter-in-place order for “the affected area.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Healey was also accused of cutting out other ministers in his department from key conversations and decisions.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Most Nestlé employees, no matter their department, tour one of the company’s 335 factories as part of their induction.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

And I kept asking no matter whose calculations I was evaluating—an engineer’s or the head of the entire department.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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