authorities

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Local authorities are also planning to make £180m of cuts – amounting to about 1% of their total revenue budgets.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Fearing unrest, earlier in the day authorities had banned planned public screenings of the game near the arena.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Faced with the twin challenges of managing protests and containing cartel networks, regional authorities are choosing deterrence over confrontation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The combined capital budget for local authorities, used to to build infrastructure and schools, is down by 15% in this financial year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Elisabeth told the leader what had happened, and the leader reported Elisabeth’s parents to authorities.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti