authority
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Example Sentences
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However, most authority for running elections falls to the states.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
BBC Scotland News understands the council leader's estimated timescale is shared by other senior officials within the local authority.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Because these celebrity exorcists are imbued with a kind of divine authority in their audiences’ minds by their proximity to supernatural matters, their social media followings can be unusually strong and loyal.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
"It's high time we came up with a strategy," Laurence Debrincat of the Paris regional transport authority said last month, pushing for the suburban-and-rural approach.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
“I’m not much of an authority on monkeys, but I think I’ve read where they’ll eat most anything. Do you have any apples?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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