bona fides

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He was “perceptive, meticulous, and scrupulous,” Mr. Ireland writes, and came by his revolutionary bona fides honestly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coach continues to prominently advertise its sustainability credentials when other brands have backed off marketing their environmental bona fides.

From The Wall Street Journal

Again, critics say the company’s decision to operate a service that is dependent on plastic bags and requires extensive transport undermines their environmental bona fides.

From Los Angeles Times

But the writers are never not looking for ways to assert their intellectual or even theological bona fides.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet he brings consumer and digital bona fides that CarMax has been looking for as it seeks to improve its virtual sales experience.

From The Wall Street Journal