department
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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
One of the former directors of the department, Jennifer Lilley, also figures into Freeman’s saga.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
However, the ministry's department in Herat said new regulations had recently come into force and warned that violations could lead to detention or imprisonment.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Another nurse said her emergency department felt "like a war zone".
From BBC • 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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The Vocabulary of College
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Western Europe - Introductory
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