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a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal revenue bureau
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Recent Examples of bureau
On Patel's first day leading the bureau, FBI managers were told Friday that up to 1,500 staff and agents would be transferred out of the bureau's Washington headquarters to satellite offices across the country.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The bureau also investigated a number of false sightings of Petito and Laundrie before their remains were uncovered.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Image Jeanna Smialek is the Brussels bureau chief for The Times.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Jason Koerner/Getty Images The deputy director serves as the FBI's second-in-command and is traditionally a career agent responsible for the bureau's day-to-day law enforcement operations.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The bureau also investigated a number of false sightings of Petito and Laundrie before their remains were uncovered.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Image Jeanna Smialek is the Brussels bureau chief for The Times.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Jason Koerner/Getty Images The deputy director serves as the FBI's second-in-command and is traditionally a career agent responsible for the bureau's day-to-day law enforcement operations.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureau
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By Missal's count, the VA inspector general's oversight resulted in $45 billion being saved at the agency during his tenure.—
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6 Mar. 2025
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This week’s back-to-back moon landings are part of NASA’s commercial lunar delivery program meant to get the space agency’s experiments to the gray, dusty surface and jump-start business.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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He’s worked in newsrooms all across the country, including overseeing the USA TODAY sports department.—
David Ammenheuser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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People can also get hantavirus from a mouse bite, but this is rare, the New Mexico health department said.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The task force consists of the Nashville FBI office and Knoxville Police Department.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2025
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Today, participating agencies include the Florida Highway Patrol, sheriff’s offices in Miami-Dade, Monroe and Hillsborough counties and local police departments in St. Petersburg, Tampa and Key West.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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In our business, doing market studies for BTR developers and investors, the flow of deals coming across our desks has increased compared with last year, when BTR deals were more challenged.—
Brad Hunter,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Like Nila—a budding photographer who paints a quote from Goethe above her desk—these kids are sensitive and artsy, with a proud distrust of mainstream German society.—
Anahid Nersessian,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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