council
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The council added it had "already taken corrective action" and asked anyone who still needed a ticket rescinded to email.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Despite the Auroville Foundation having an international advisory council and an assembly of residents, her critics accuse her of having "absolute authority" over a community that had been largely self‑managed.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Others begin awkwardly and end well: Mr. David playing an Orthodox rabbi elected to the 1903 Detroit city council who, after one of America’s first auto accidents, becomes a blood donor to Henry Ford.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
According to the minutes, the six-member governing council viewed the economy as weak, following a surprise first-quarter report that suggested output shrank for a second straight month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
At length, the captives were led into a spacious council chamber.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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