bona fides
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He once called his Shakespearean bona fides "nothing but a preparation for sitting in the captain's chair of the Enterprise."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
He may not have had the bona fides of someone like Leonardo DiCaprio, but Hartnett’s work was consistent and appealing.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh could improve his inflation-fighting bona fides by raising short-term rates by 25 basis points.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
“There’ll obviously be more later, but we were selected to be the first company to do that due to the bona fides of Uforce.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
It’s the point at which you establish your bona fides as a speaker, grab the audience’s attention, and hope to keep it.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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