authoritative
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To disagree with something that sounds authoritative and to trust your instinct enough to follow it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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
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
I still hadn’t grown an inch by the date of the award ceremony, but I was determined to be seen as authoritative nonetheless.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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