authority
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“There was no one who could step in with any power or authority and just make a decision. … “ he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
While that authority requires months of investigations and comment periods before tariffs can be enacted, it is more routinely used and seen as legally durable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Charles I himself kept his hat on during his trial in January 1649, rejecting the authority of the court.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
And yet the glue that held it all together was Marquinhos, still peerless at 31, and with the uncanny knack of being in the right place at the right time while exuding calm authority.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
And his conduct in providing clandestine instructions to Adams’s cabinet undermined the constitutional authority of the executive branch in ways that would have landed him in jail in modern times.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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