authority
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Example Sentences
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“This is an incredibly dangerous authority to have as unrestricted as it is,” said Matthew Guariglia, a senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Self-funding residents have to pay most of their own care due to the amount of savings they have, rather than it being paid for by their local authority.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
She sang open-throated declarations, recited broken poetic verses, scatted with the authority of a jazz singer, moaned with bluesy intent, and occasionally let loose an unbridled shriek or giggle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
However, a 1945 federal law, the McCarran-Ferguson Act, delegates authority to regulate the insurance industry primarily to individual states.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The rating agencies, in theory, were just such an authority.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
