task force
noun
: a temporary grouping under one leader for the purpose of accomplishing a definite objective
Examples of task force in a Sentence
They appointed a task force to review the situation.
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Body of woman missing for 2 years found under backyard firepit, roommate charged with murder
After nearly three weeks of police evasion, the task force located Mynatt early Wednesday morning in an apartment building in the 4800 block of East 355th St. in Willoughby, Ohio.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
The request comes as a group of House Republicans opened a parallel investigation into the matter despite lacking the subpoena authority granted to the task force.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Sep. 2024
Bradford’s Senate Bills 1403 and 1331 would have created a new agency and also a fund to help implement policies recommended last year by a first-in-the-nation state task force, including eventual direct cash payments to the African American descendants of people enslaved in the United States.
—Cal Matters, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Even though there was a murder on Music Row and the investigation turned up evidence of corruption, there were no hearings, no task force was created to stop the fraud inflicted on the uninitiated performers who arrive in Music City with big dreams.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
The request comes as a group of House Republicans opened a parallel investigation into the matter despite lacking the subpoena authority granted to the task force.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Sep. 2024
Bradford’s Senate Bills 1403 and 1331 would have created a new agency and also a fund to help implement policies recommended last year by a first-in-the-nation state task force, including eventual direct cash payments to the African American descendants of people enslaved in the United States.
—Cal Matters, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Even though there was a murder on Music Row and the investigation turned up evidence of corruption, there were no hearings, no task force was created to stop the fraud inflicted on the uninitiated performers who arrive in Music City with big dreams.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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