legitimacy

Example Sentences

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"Oman gets a revenue stream and more strategic relevance. Iran gets legitimacy, cash, and something to show its people it achieved during the war," the blog post said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Legal experts have voiced concerns over the legitimacy of the God Squad’s actions, questioning the lack of state involvement or public transparency.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Levy: I knew that the matriarch of this family was so important to the legitimacy of this.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But in August 2013, a group of researchers, led by Irving Weissman of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University, published a paper questioning the legitimacy of Ratajczak’s claim.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

When these came, as they later did, kings who gained their legitimacy from their claims to control the weather would face angry questioning from their subjects.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann