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• And the powers that be in my state will not do anything about it.
  — Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 7 Nov. 2022
• Maile and Hedges didn’t hit a lot but that didn’t matter to the powers that be.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
• Still, that’s the challenge ahead for Powell and the powers that be.
  — Alena Botros, Fortune, 29 May 2024
• Yet the powers that be still refuse to throw Dexter Jettster a cameo.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 4 Jan. 2023
• Put that in the article, so the powers that be can read it.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2022
• That’s up to the powers that be — my agent, whoever else.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023
• How did the powers that be react to time travel at first blush?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
• Clearly, the powers that be were aware that landing Queen Bey would be a tall ask.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2023
• And the beauty is in our system the powers that be don’t always get to decide.
  — Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023
• For the rest of season three, Scott’s Hazel is thriving while fighting the powers that be as the founder of her label.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
• For starters, the powers that be believe that Billups will be a huge selling point for players.
  — oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
• But overall, were the powers that be behind Kiss and the other artists supportive for the most part?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
• At the very least, perhaps the powers that be at school could get together with the heads of kids’ sports and clubs to have a discussion.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2024
• Small changes are occurring among the powers that be in science.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2019
• There was an excitement, and then it would just get watered down a little bit by the powers that be.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 June 2024
• Cringe at the frustration and infighting as union leaders clash over how to take on the powers that be.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
• That’s our job as journalists — to dig where no one else is digging, to shine a light on inequities and abuse, to speak truth to all the powers that be.
  — Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
• The flurry of activity among streaming platforms in Spain over the past decade has of course not been lost on the powers that be.
  — Jennifer Green, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2022
• With the atom bomb, as it was first called, J. Robert Oppenheimer brought a new kind of fire to humankind, and he too was tormented by the powers that be.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
• But administration had to deal with the powers that be.
  — Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2022
• As for whether Henry will be back in later seasons, the powers that be are giving nothing away.
  — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 8 Feb. 2023
• And that to stop us from panicking, the powers that be have installed a giant artificial light bulb in the sky.
  — Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2022
• And that to stop us from panicking, the powers that be have installed a giant artificial light bulb in the sky.
  — Lauren Markham, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
• Or motivate the players to further prove their worth and embarrass the powers that be.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 11 July 2023
• While a great many are highly qualified, a great many aren’t, yet the powers that be are lowering standards to let them in.
  — Stanley Goldfarb, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
• And according to the powers that be, a certain body-baring performance helped him get cast.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
• Among other things, because the powers that be prevent my return.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• First, there’s a genuine, legitimate need that’s ignored by the powers that be.
  — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
• Beyond the story of artists running afoul of the powers that be is one of a bond of deep friendship, a kinship that transcends literal logic.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• That all changed thanks to the help of a few pivotal Mattel employees who passionately told the powers that be that little Black girls deserved to have Black Barbies.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024