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    dept.
    abbreviation
    department.
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    dept
    abbreviation
    department

dept.

American  

abbreviation

  1. department.

  2. deponent.

  3. deputy.


dept British  

abbreviation

  1. department

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“We are blocked now on the shipments of new starlinks coming in until we get an escort from the fire dept. but that may not be enough.”

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“Comparing our athletic dept. to others was my bad. I have supported Mark & the football team through good and bad. I will continue to support them & cheer them on,” Calipari wrote.

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“His students nominated him successfully for a teaching award. His fellow students, dept. & university, and family must be devastated at his tragic death. I share in that grief & devastation.”

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From the generic Friday afternoon football quotes dept., courtesy Chelsea boss Lampard, who takes his side to Burnley.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2019

And oh yes Al they have sent Castle over to the quarter masters dept. and he won't have a chance to kill nobody there except when they come after a pair of shoes.

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One former employee replied: "the expenses dept certainly do!"

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2025

“Whitt thinks your financial dept cannot walk and chew gum at the same time,” Ellis wrote on Aug. 12 to Jennifer “J.J.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023

The fire dept was using our UAS to pinpoint fire locations and direct firefighters around.

From Fox News ● Jun. 16, 2020

Krupinsky is also a police sergeant with the Danbury police dept.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2019

A sign by a glass door says casualty dept.

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