directorate
Example Sentences
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“It’s a test flight and it is not without risk, but our team and our hardware are ready,” said Lori Glaze, NASA’s acting associate administrator for the exploration directorate.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
The team running the account comprises career diplomats, former journalists and online community managers who already worked at Quai’s press directorate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
In a post on X, the maritime affairs directorate said the Kairos was "en route to Russia's Novorossiysk" when it reported an "external impact causing a fire 28 nautical miles off" the Turkish coast.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
The Abyan security directorate released a statement on the large search and rescue mission under way and said many dead bodies had been found across a wide area of shoreline, according to AP.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025
“I think you should go and see Ezeka. Ask him to help move you somewhere else. Even if it isn’t his directorate, he must have some influence with the other directors.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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