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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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Creating a properly functioning and trusted recruitment department is every bit as important.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The department said its findings, announced Wednesday afternoon, were based on a six-month investigation by its Civil Rights Division.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Originally a huge music department store which sold records and instruments, the building had been slated for demolition after the store filed for insolvency in 1995.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Dasch and Burger went inside the Edwardian-styled building with an art deco tower and rode the wooden escalator to the men's department, located on the second floor.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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