authorities

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Most of the 126 authorities and organisations the government consulted before presenting the bill were critical or opposed the measure, including the police and the prison service.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

South Korean authorities fined Coupang $410.1 million for a personal-data leak affecting 37.6 million people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Thailand's junta authorities were criticised for a murky investigation that appeared to wind down shortly after the arrest of the two men.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Obviously the M.D. didn’t stand for Medical Doctor, but sometimes the authorities thought it did and Chase’s father didn’t correct them.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith