How to Use agency in a Sentence

agency

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  • The employment agency helps those who have been recently laid off find jobs.
  • That shouldn’t change because of the Bears’ next head coach or what happens in free agency.
    — Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The deadline for public housing agencies is April 13, the agency said.
    — Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Cohen said the most common crime investigated by his agency was identity theft.
    — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2022
  • That turf’s removal is not mandated by law, but Mack said his agency would continue to offer dollar incentives to nix it.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Alysia Adams, 31, was arrested Thursday afternoon on two counts of child neglect, the agency said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The agency said late Thursday that the Notam system was functioning normally.
    — Andrew Tangel, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Neither Pfizer nor other countries that are using the vaccine have seen any increase in this kind of stroke, the agency said, and the signal was not detected in any other databases.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The images, which range from Jan. 6 thru Jan. 10, show the various storm surges which recorded massive rainfall and wind gusts in the region, the agency said.
    — Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2023
  • There is currently no evidence that Kraken causes more severe disease than other Omicron variants, the agency said.
    — Byerin Prater, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The agency said the process twisted the star into a donut-like shape in the process.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Still, the Panthers need to add pieces to this unit through free agency and the draft.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2024
  • More new faces will be on the way as the latter waves of free agency hit the shore.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Here's who the Colts have signed, kept and lost since free agency opened in March.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In a press release, the agency said the the victim was Jade Monique Thomas, 49.
    — Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2024
  • He is survived by his wife of 66 years, per the news agency.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Not much is known about the substance, the agency said, but urged the public to stay away from it.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • By 1976, his protest had brought an end to the old order with the advent of free agency.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The agency said the drop in tourism is costing the entire state $9 million per day.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In the press release, the agency specified that the 18-year-olds would be tried as adults.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The winning teams will move on to compete in the third and final phase of the agency's challenge.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 May 2023
  • Starr said agencies use informants to catch a big fish.
    — Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The agency grounded 171 of the planes the day after the Alaska Airlines accident.
    — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The agency said the infractions are part of a pattern at the facility for over a decade.
    — Gwozniac, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And in truly dire straits, leave the feeding and management to the state agency and leave the animals alone.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Among success stories, the agency cites the example of the barrier reefs in Belize, which were added to the list in 2009.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • It’s also spread throughout Asia and to Canada and Europe, per the agency.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
  • The agency said that 2022 saw the most people in five years arrive from Libya, the main departure point in northern Africa.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
  • When cooking, the agency states, always keep a lid nearby.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • New Orleans would get a nice addition with Wiggins, giving them some insurance in case star forward Brandon Ingram leaves this offseason in free agency.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

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