authoritative

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The resolution welcomes the ICJ opinion "as an authoritative contribution to the clarification of existing international law" and calls on states to "comply with their respective obligations" to protect the global climate.

From Barron's • May 18, 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

But such predictions may have little bearing on who was involved in a new crime in the area, even if an algorithm generates information that sounds authoritative.

From Salon • May 12, 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

First, there is the implication, floating between the lines of the entire Report, that an authoritative new presence has appeared on the scene and taken charge.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis