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authorities

noun as in brain trust

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Federal border authorities in San Diego seized about 11,400 pounds of illicit fentanyl last fiscal year, much of it at Otay Mesa.

Seeing an opportunity in the long hours foreign officials spend aboard the train — often more than their time on the ground — the Ukrainian authorities have turned the trip into a tool to win their favor.

He previously noted authorities believed the shooting was an isolated incident, but a state-wide alert was sent to other schools affiliated with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church out of an abundance of caution.

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He added that he had been briefed by the Australian Federal Police, who would provide support to authorities in the state of Victoria.

From BBC

Officials said in the letters the move was designed to support local authorities after research suggested a significant rise in refugee homelessness over the past year.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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