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agency

[ay-juhn-see] / ˈeɪ dʒən si /
NOUN
organization, often business-related
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If time runs out, the Tennessee Supreme Court would need to set a new execution date, the Associated Press news agency reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The annual rate hit 3.3 percent in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, the fastest pace since December 2023, according to preliminary data from the statistics agency Destatis.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

CNN reports that “relations between Patel and Bailey had quickly cooled shortly after his arrival at the agency last year.”

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

The probe was opened recently and the agency plans to send civil subpoenas to the two companies in the coming weeks, a senior FTC official said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"It's not funny. They wanted to know who Lord Lister was. Wanted to know why I worked for a British detective agency."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Lawmakers often set the stage for Congressional investigations by sending letters requesting information from agencies, companies or other parties involved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Multiple agencies responded to the crash and a search-and-rescue mission was quickly launched, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Like all correctional agencies, contraband, particularly cell phones, narcotics, and weapons, remains a constant challenge, and we continue to tackle the problem of contraband being introduced into our facilities,” the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The investigation by Forbidden Stories found the administration has earmarked $410 million to be paid directly to the receiving countries, or to United Nations agencies to facilitate the returns.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

During much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, private detective agencies had filled the vacuum left by decentralized, underfunded, incompetent, and corrupt sheriff and police departments.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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