authority
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In an area home to vast energy infrastructure projects, Nepal's disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to a missing persons list already including trekkers and pilgrims to Tibet's sacred Mount Kailash.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Pacey said there should be an "authority figure" to help keep order, or a barrier telling people which way to go up and down the steps.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The public-transit authority in Boston is paying a nearly $500,000 settlement stemming from a team-building dinner where the popular general manager poked fun at his own baldness and pulled the hair of an employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A spokeswoman from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works said the agency has authority to order inoperable or unoccupied vehicles removed from private property but uses it only in response to complaints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Reverend Hunt’s words echo in my head: I have no authority here.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
A man who went missing during a camping trip in Big Bear was found dead, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, who has feuded publicly with Yiannopoulos, celebrated his detention and claimed credit for alerting federal authorities to his immigration status in multiple posts on X.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
"There is a history of authorities targeting these families who have people in their family who are activists," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Iran, living under sanctions since its 1979 revolution ended with Islamic authorities taking charge, has regularly said it will not cave to economic pressure.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
“If you have any information about the whereabouts of Julie Callahan, authorities are accepting tips at the number below.”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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