authority
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She’s also spoken about swords as a symbol of authority.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
In doing so, he said, it traded away the mystique that, under Greenspan and his predecessor Paul Volcker, had conveyed its own kind of authority.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Nor would anyone have the authority to demand that, for instance, the FBI share information with the Department of Homeland Security.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
FIFA, for its part, says it has no authority over a host country’s border enforcement and cannot override the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
Nhamo had never heard anyone question the authority of an nganga—except the trader and his wife.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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