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The U.S. Secret Service was originally created to fight what crime?

service

[sur-vis] / ˈsɜr vɪs /


NOUN
time in military operation
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This emergency service will broadcast pre-arranged government messaging.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

It was a small work family of men and women who stayed on the job for years, worked as a team and tried to provide excellent service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Memory-chip sales are currently concentrated among a handful of buyers, he said, pointing to large cloud service providers looking to build out AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Fox already owns the free ad-supported streaming service Tubi, which turned profitable last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

He will order Alex to do two more years of community service, which can be continued at Shady Glen.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Much of the city centre was reduced to rubble, and basic services and infrastructure largely broke down.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s district director for three years, handling constituent services on the Westside and in the Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Chris said the group was "really needed" in Northern Ireland, a region academics have previously said spends less on mental health services per head than other regions, despite having "more complex cases".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The facility aims to support Wing’s efforts to expand its delivery services across the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Briefly, Penelope wondered if she ought to find her and tell her that her speech-making services would not be needed after all, but there was no time to go searching.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Although the bureau previously said it serviced more than 5,000 receptacles citywide, Johnson said many automated bins have since been damaged or destroyed, prompting the department to switch to more durable metal slatted bins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

In Thursday’s Macro Voices podcast, he noted that if AI displaces workers and reduces their earning power, then the outstanding debt still needs to be serviced.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The regulator has received nearly 500 complaints alleging engine failure in vehicles that had already been serviced under recall, including nearly two dozen that required complete engine replacements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

At the lots, the company’s 56 cars recharge and are cleaned and serviced by contractors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Given our father’s characteristic air of superiority, I secretly expected him to live in a manor house surrounded by grounds and serviced by a liveried staff.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Existing wells cannot be redrilled, deepened or expanded, though routine servicing and maintenance are allowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

While rising sovereign bond yields are driving up debt servicing costs, “it is totally possible to have this kind of adjustment without waiting too much on growth,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The table also includes ratios of price to tangible book value, which is book value net of intangible assets, such as goodwill and loan servicing rights.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

Woking Borough Council leader Ann-Marie Barker said the financial support would help lessen the costs associated with servicing and reducing the council's debt.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The house was an altar with ten thousand attendants, big, small, servicing, attending, in choirs.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury


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