authoritative

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Standing just over 6ft and dressed in a smart grey jacket and black tie, Mr Wright cuts an authoritative figure in the school corridors.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 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

The resolution welcomes the ICJ opinion "as an authoritative contribution to the clarification of existing international law" and calls on states to "comply with their respective obligations" to protect the global climate.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But such predictions may have little bearing on who was involved in a new crime in the area, even if an algorithm generates information that sounds authoritative.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Arguments can make contracts sound, “if they are one’s own, binding and authoritative, if of one’s adversary, the reverse.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith