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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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Police shut down the train tracks, which are used by several lines, while the fire department conducted the rescue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

In the months since, media groups have denounced the department for continuing to violate the order, which has deepened the tensions between police leaders and the press.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

It added that the missed opportunities, including a failure to escalate grossly abnormal X-ray findings, led it to introduce a clear escalation process within the radiology department for grossly abnormal and time-critical findings.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Adding to the backlog are prolific requesters who flood the department with complex and time-consuming inquiries, all of which have to undergo several levels of review to avoid the release of private data, they argue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

I thought about the ladies featured in magazines wearing sequined dresses and feather boas, the yellow Packard on the movie set earlier today, the patterned velvet and scrolled-arm furniture in the department store windows.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The budget documents spell out real-terms reductions to some government departments in the years to come.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Intterra charges local departments to join to keep it free for users.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

"We're already seeing the number of uninsured folks at emergency departments going up," said Mueller.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Mr. Healey’s budget claims to find a way primarily by tightening spending in other government departments to free up cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

This fact is not advertised by police departments, because law enforcement officials know that the public would not respond well to this fact in the era of colorblindness.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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