powers
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New Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who served as mayor for Greater Manchester for nearly a decade, has repeatedly expressed his desire to transfer more powers to local mayors.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The hovering putti Titian portrays seem, like Europa, disoriented by the powers of a primal world in which Zeus is like an untamed force of nature, beyond human control or understanding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The case has made seafarers fearful of being "stuck in the middle" of a tug-of-war between rival powers, said Steve Yandell, coordinator of the seafarers' section of the International Transport Workers' Federation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Six councils have been granted two-year "funding realignment powers", which enables them to increase council tax beyond the 5% threshold.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The treaty formally ending World War I was signed by representatives of the Allied powers and the German government in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles near Paris on June 28, 1919.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
