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agency

[ey-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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The agency and its partners are looking for a possible vehicle and person of interest.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Earlier, in the wee hours of Sunday, the US space agency published an image taken by the Artemis crew, showing a distant Moon with the Orientale basin visible.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

As the aviator hid from Iranian forces, the agency spread false word inside the country that the U.S. military had already located the downed airman and were preparing to move him overland for exfiltration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It was the US intelligence agency that tracked the airman's exact location to the mountain crevice and passed the information along to the Pentagon.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In retirement, William had completed secret missions for the NSA, but even so, his ties with the agency had become fraught.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield