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[aw-thuh-rahyz] / ˈɔ θəˌraɪz /




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Local 11’s SoFi Stadium workers overwhelmingly voted late last week to authorize a strike, which means a work stoppage could have started anytime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He has repeatedly called for dialogue with protesters but on Wednesday announced a bill to declare a state of emergency, which would authorize military deployment to crack down and clear the blockades.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Approximately 2,000 hospitality workers at SoFi Stadium will begin voting Thursday over whether to authorize a strike just a week before the World Cup is scheduled to kick off at the Inglewood venue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The hospital would not authorize a transfer or arrange to send her in an ambulance, and it offered no explanation for why.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

He had become our family, but the man wanted a real family member who could authorize his burial.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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