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department

[dih-pahrt-muhnt] / dɪˈpɑrt mənt /




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At the finance department, Tännler has presided over fiscal surpluses averaging more than 300 million francs a year over the past five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 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

"Any threat against the president is taken very seriously by the department, and our US Park Police will investigate this incident and hold those responsible accountable," the spokesperson said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

One of the former directors of the department, Jennifer Lilley, also figures into Freeman’s saga.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Once, she told me that she wanted to participate in a sit-in at the lunch counter of the Woolworth’s, a retail department store chain, on Main Street in Hampton.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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