authority
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week for his first foreign trip of the year, as he attempts to reassert Beijing’s authority over Pyongyang following Kim Jong Un’s embrace of Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The judge added that the lead two defendants, J and N, had already spent the equivalent of an 18-month and 16-month sentence, respectively, in detention in local authority accommodation or on curfew.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
And an executive order signed by President Barack Obama in 2012 delegated this authority to the secretary of defense.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
The authority is due to expire on June 12 unless Congress acts, although the program has a legal safety net that could allow some operations to continue under existing court certifications.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The authority of the warrior’s bearing made Taran drop to one knee.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing authority
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