port authority
Americannoun
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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
At the port authority, Outlaw will be the deputy chief security officer.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023
The ship had there been scuttled to put out a fire on board, by the port authority, acting upon their own judgment, but with the assent of the master.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
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