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The phrase "authorities were seen" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the visibility or presence of authorities in a particular context or situation.
Example: "During the protest, authorities were seen monitoring the crowd to ensure safety."
Alternatives: "officials were observed" or "law enforcement was spotted".
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The authorities were seen trying to revive several victims.
The authorities were seen entering the Loughner family house about five miles from the shooting scene.
If the authorities were seen to persecute Mr Erdogan, his support might grow.
Of the 43 services inspected in 2013-14, 26 required improvement, and seven authorities were seen as inadequate.
Port authorities were seen to bear responsibility in relation to the latter.
The incident began after authorities were seen allegedly harassing a man named Terrel Haskins.
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The bodies of paupers in advanced states of decay were stacking up in the mortuary at Beitbridge District Hospital because not even government authorities were seeing to their burial.
Until 2007, monitoring authorities were seeing only three to five samples per year from referrals by hospital labs across the UK.
It helps that the authorities are seen to be coming down hard.
It became another chunk of the increasing flow of loans and grants to the part of Bosnia where the authorities are seen as implacable opponents of Western policy.
While Italians authorities are seen as having broad powers, police do not have special powers to detain terror suspects without charge.
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