authority
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He moves from the peat bogs of 18th-century Ireland to the dot-com bust with equal authority.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
To finance the initiative, he invoked the Defense Production Act, a Cold War-era law that grants the president broad authority to support industries considered vital to national security.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
And an executive order signed by President Barack Obama in 2012 delegated this authority to the secretary of defense.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
The authority is due to expire on June 12 unless Congress acts, although the program has a legal safety net that could allow some operations to continue under existing court certifications.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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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