authoritative

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But it’s also true that an authoritative news media, defiantly standing as the guardian of the public space against provable, demonstrable lies, can be a check against it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Letters, checks, emails and phone calls from supposedly authoritative organizations — banks, police, universities, Uncle Sam — can be intimidating and, if they’re offering you something for nothing, impressive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Combining Barron’s authoritative financial analysis with exclusive geopolitical intelligence powered by Oxford Analytica, each weekly edition connects how global risk, policy shifts and international developments impact your portfolio.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Lead researcher Dr Nicholas Tiller explains: "They are designed to give very confident, very authoritative responses, and that conveys a sense of credibility, so the user assumes that it must know what it's talking about."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 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