authority
Usage
Example Sentences
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Protection for immigrants: Healthcare officials are prohibited from disclosing a patient’s immigration status or birthplace and from giving immigration authorities access to nonpublic spaces in hospitals and clinics without a search warrant or court order.
From Los Angeles Times
People from multiple countries have been affected, according to Swiss authorities, and "significant work" will be needed to identify victims and return bodies to families.
From BBC
Most have been taken to Valais hospital where the intensive care unit is now full, according to local authorities.
From BBC
The new rules coming in will make it much harder for the crypto rich to hide any untaxed gains, giving the tax authorities much more information about crypto users and their transactions.
From BBC
Shortly after midnight, authorities released a rare country-wide alert on mobile phones warning people not to call overwhelmed emergency services unless lives were at risk.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
