affairs
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But Xochitl Hinojosa, a former director of public affairs at the Justice Department, criticized the timing of the search.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Now they’re using that same authority to break off pieces of the park to benefit a private developer,” said Ed Stierli, vice president of government affairs for the nonpartisan advocacy group National Parks Conservation Association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Asking the question is certainly a brazen, if not entirely unusual, state of affairs in families, especially if she considers herself a de facto guardian.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The BBC has announced it will be cutting a raft of Radio 4 programmes including the long-running consumer and social affairs show You and Yours.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The same pattern materialized later in the 1790s, when Jefferson embraced two misguided propositions about European affairs.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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