DOD
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Late last month, the DOD also agreed to provide $36 million of funding to Trilogy Metals to support its development of copper-polymetallic mines in Alaska.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
Under both the NME and the DOD, the job of the secretary of defense was to be “the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the national security.”
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025
Written by David Vergun of DOD News and originally published on Feb. 9, 2021, the article recently disappeared from the website.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
"Can DOD assist? Because DOD can take a lot off our plate," he said, saying that the pace of deportations will depend on the resources agencies are given.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024
Wise’s and Lay’s salt and vinegar potato chips, for instance, have a DOD of 8.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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