authoritative
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"This combination can read as highly casual and youthful, which may unintentionally detract from giving you a credible and authoritative presence."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The most authoritative, skeptical account of the subject is the 1996 book Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War by University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Psychological experiments have shown that people are more likely to believe someone who is likable, seems authoritative and creates a feeling of belonging to a special community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
First filmed before the pandemic and launched in its throes, a survivor of the era of streaming wars, corporate consolidation and Hollywood strikes, HBO’s addictively dissolute workplace drama remains as ambitious and authoritative as ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
He drove a pickup truck and kept a sharp authoritative eye on pretty much everything that went on at his spread.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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