DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration.
DEA
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abbreviation
Example Sentences
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The researchers suggest that DEA could potentially be used as a biomarker to help identify certain cases of major depressive disorder.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
Sheinbaum’s predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, championed laws that barred foreign security agencies — including the DEA, CIA and FBI — from acting on the ground without informing Mexican federal authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
“The DEA doesn’t have a choice. They have to reschedule it in three months. So that’s already pretty fast.”
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
He was handed to DEA agents, who flew him to the United States, where he will stand trial.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
The DEA launched Operation Pipeline in 1984 as part of the Reagan administration’s rollout of the War on Drugs.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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