OPM
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Office of Personnel Management.
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operations per minute.
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Slang. other people's money.
Example Sentences
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OPM first announced the planned update in July, so the speed of completion is also notable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
“I know that we will find new money. And it will be OPM — other people’s money,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
He said that the OPM was crafting smokescreens between itself and the layoffs to make them legal and refused to buy the line that the agency had no say in the widespread reduction in force.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
Later on Saturday evening, a follow-up email was sent clarifying that the OPM message was "legitimate" and that "employees should be prepared to follow the instructions as requested".
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
As an OPM employee, I want my fellow federal workers and the American people to know that these emails may be coming from inside the house—but they are not coming from us.
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025
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