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authoritative

[uh-thawr-i-tey-tiv, uh-thor-] / əˈθɔr ɪˌteɪ tɪv, əˈθɒr- /




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Combining Barron’s authoritative financial analysis with exclusive geopolitical intelligence powered by Oxford Analytica, each weekly edition connects how global risk, policy shifts and international developments impact your portfolio.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

He is editor-in-chief for Lloyd’s List, the most authoritative publication on shipping news, data and intelligence during a webinar hosted Monday by the Henry Jackson Society, a foreign policy thinktank.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Lead researcher Dr Nicholas Tiller explains: "They are designed to give very confident, very authoritative responses, and that conveys a sense of credibility, so the user assumes that it must know what it's talking about."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The complaint also argues that Jonasi presented his translation “as authoritative fact, not comedy,” so it shouldn’t get the 1st Amendment protections afforded to parody and satire.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“Where is she?” he asked, trying to sound authoritative.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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