authoritative
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But as long as all parties regard our founding documents as the authoritative basis for political argument, our house will remain united.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"Any rare changes we do make are usually as a result of changes made by either authoritative bodies or when a name falls into disuse and another name comes into use," it said.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
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
They stood before each other in silence, while the saints rejoiced; and John struggled to speak the authoritative, the living word that would conquer the great division between his father and himself.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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