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subagent

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as in agency

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In 2013 the agency issued a rule saying the exclusion should apply only when an orphan drug is actually used for the rare condition it was designated for.

— John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
In addition, only officers who have completed one of five specific agency training courses can conduct vehicle stops.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

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When Hanne, a staff member of a struggling animal rescue, unexpectedly becomes executor of a wealthy hunting family’s estate, a bitter battle over the inheritance erupts.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
His executor is now going through his book collection, which will be donated to the Palladio Museum in Italy and was arranged according to a unique system of his own invention.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026

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Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.

— Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.

— Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026

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Employers would likely have to present their plans to OSHA, a subagency of the Labor Department, during a workplace inspection and could be fined for violations.

— Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021
The subcommittee took particular aim at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a subagency within the Executive Office of the President.

— Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020

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Jamal, who co-founded the Somali Justice Advocacy Center, which helps immigrants find pro bono attorneys, also helped retain a lawyer for the Somali teenager charged with piracy in the infamous Captain Richard Phillips hostage-taking.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Federal government attorneys say the lawsuits are a backdoor way to regulate heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions and amount to an unconstitutional power grab.

— LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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My interview with Altman had been arranged weeks earlier, just as the first revelations emerged about swarms of rogue AI agents conspiring to hack websites.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Until today, human scientists have been the agents responsible for discovering cancer cures, and for doing so they (and key associates) have been showered with academic credit and awards, perhaps even a Nobel Prize.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

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Most notably, the changes opened the process to greater public participation and reduced the power of party leaders to choose delegates behind closed doors.

— Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
The regional government, led by the conservative People's Party, has asked the government delegate to clear the square within 48 hours before taking the matter to court.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

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