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authoritative

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




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The authoritative voice we associate with Picard ordering his tea “Earl Grey, hot,” was fine-tuned over a career that began with training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where he enrolled in 1957.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

According to some authoritative data, housing affordability may now be the worst ever recorded — worse even than at the peak of the crazy housing bubble 20 years ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Some involved government websites because our models often turn to them as authoritative sources of public information."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Its models turn to government websites as authoritative sources of public information, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The company had seated themselves again, and conver-sation was just beginning to resume, when there came an authoritative rapping of knuckles upon wood and M. Dupont had risen to his feet.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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