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Not since Black Flag or N.W.A has a SoCal band spooked the powers that be like Dead City Punx.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

As major league owners meet this week to plot strategy, the powers that be will consider the probable push for a salary cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

It brings to mind this concept of malicious compliance, where you’re technically doing what you’re supposed to, but in a way that actually thwarts the goals of the powers that be.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

While it’s unlikely that Klodjan will be up for a statuette, the powers that be have mellowed to the idea of AI-generated music being worthy of praise.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

Here she is, following the rules for years, working toward nothing more than being some lady’s Attendant, and the powers that be decide she’s too pretty for such drudgery and ship her out west.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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