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authoritative

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




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“We had five good — if rocky — years together, until we sort of got one another’s rhythm, because he was Mr. Cool, he was Mr. Authoritative and straight ahead,” she said.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Authoritative, anecdote-rich and ardently written, Reyes’ books chronicle the all-too-obscure tale of the multitudes of Latinos, Latin Americans and a few Iberians who’ve shaped Hollywood since the silent era.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2023

“The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant,” edited by Elizabeth D. Samet, is everything a work of popular scholarship should be: Authoritative, thorough and compulsively readable.

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2018

Authoritative polls on Americans' religious identification diverge significantly from the Secure America Now poll on this point.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2011

Authoritative and undisputed figures show how baseless are the suggestions that Nelson's tactical procedure at Trafalgar caused his fleet to suffer needlessly heavy loss.

From Sea-Power and Other Studies by Bridge, Cyprian, Admiral Sir




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