- plural of authority.
authorities
Example Sentences
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They typically use web-based apps to make calls from numbers that mirror a local sheriff’s office or bonding agency, according to authorities, and even set up convincing voicemails for when targets ring them back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
A traffic accident in South L.A. involving a Los Angeles Fire Department truck sent seven people to the hospital Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The case has seen the once high-flying Cerimedo reduced to a slumping presence in a hoodie as authorities have shuffled the baldish, heavyset figure to hearings and lockups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The writ, which requires a person detained by authorities be brought before a court so the legality of the detention may be examined, resulted in it being agreed their detention was unlawful.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Facts could be checked, experiments replicated, authorities could be set side by side and compared.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
