authority
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The 2023 Alexandria Document was an important step toward a joint understanding of papal authority, though not all Orthodox churches ratified the statement.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
When he does make contact, it isn’t with much authority.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 14, 2026
I also put to him Samira's experience, in which she says an officer told her that he had no authority to stop harassment.
From BBC β Oct. 13, 2026
"It was extremely upsetting... I saw a police car. I went over and told them what had happened. They said they didn't have the authority to do anything."
From BBC β Oct. 13, 2026
“I have it on good authority that it tastes like chicken, but as I’ve never had chicken before, I can’t really say how true that is.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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A search and rescue operation for the eight missing members of the Wine Trader continues, Romania's authorities have said.
From BBC β Oct. 15, 2026
ICE, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has defended its arrests near courthouses as a “common sense” approach to apprehending offenders at times and locations where authorities know they will be.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 15, 2026
The death toll from the floods rose to three when authorities found a man's body near a park in the Kagithane area on the European side, Gul's office said in a statement.
From Barron's β Oct. 15, 2026
In Ethiopia, which is finalizing a Covid-era debt restructuring, cars are being turned away at gas stations as authorities preserve limited fuel for transport and agriculture vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
Obviously the M.D. didn’t stand for Medical Doctor, but sometimes the authorities thought it did and Chase’s father didn’t correct them.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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