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port authority

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noun

  1. a government commission that manages bridges, tunnels, airports, and other such facilities of a port or city.

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Located in the borough of Queens, LaGuardia is the third-busiest airport serving New York, handling 33.5 million passengers in 2024, according to port authority figures.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

"We continue to work closely with the port authority," a spokesperson added.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

She quietly moves through her workday in the drab offices of a local port authority, goes home, microwaves a meal and eats it standing alone in her dim kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Barcelona's port authority declined to comment and said it did not have data on military shipments.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023

We hurried our breakfast amid these criticisms, as the port authority was expected.

From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund

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