- plural of authority.
authorities
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Residents evacuated from the devastated Russian-occupied city of Oleshky have arrived in Belarus and are expected back in Ukraine later on Saturday, authorities have said.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The authorities were summoned, and King James himself led 400 men to hunt for the killers.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Dozens of money-laundering probes were underway in 2025, and convictions rose from three in 2021 to 28 in 2025, according to Monaco's authorities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
It would take federal authorities deciding to update this season’s flu shots for Moderna to roll out a newer vaccine later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Repeated appeals to the church authorities failed to resolve the situation, but took up time that Kepler might have spent on his planetary work.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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