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vindicate

[vin-di-keyt] / ˈvɪn dɪˌkeɪt /


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In written arguments, they said an additional three years "utterly fails to reflect the gravity of the offending or vindicate the dignity of each of the four victims".

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Stopping the war weeks short would vindicate their Hormuz strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

Megan notes that the data vindicate Fed officials’ decision to keep interest rates steady at the January meeting.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

“We are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism,” the president said, “to vindicate with decision the honor, the rights, and the interests of our country.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

She was hoping this testimony was going to seal it, vindicate all the effort, the pretrial preparation, the way she and others had extended themselves to take on Reggie.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

To AI-safety experts, it vindicates what they have been warning about all along: that AI systems would cause real-world harms and evade attempts to control them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

These analysts will claim that the stock market’s huge rally to begin this week’s trading vindicates their beliefs.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

This is a moment really that vindicates truth-telling.

From Slate Nov. 7, 2025

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim admitted his side were fortunate with the decision, and feels it vindicates the use of VAR, even if his side benefited on this occassion from its absence.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2025

She elaborately and almost humbly vindicates her pension against her brother's sarcastic strictures.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery

Economists who don’t think the Fed needs to hike this year felt vindicated.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

Pauling may never be fully vindicated, but neither was he simply deluded.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

The vast majority of accused parents will be vindicated, but only after a stressful, unjustified process.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Chelsea will, however, feel vindicated in their belief that he engineered his exit, after receiving compensation of £17m from City.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Have to admit it, I feel a little vindicated in how I’ve lived my life because people can be the worst.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

So watching the rest of the world finally catch up feels a little vindicating.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

But the case was a close one with only five justices full-throatedly vindicating the Fourth Amendment’s privacy protection goals.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

And you know, there are fewer things in life more vindicating than a guy dumping you and then crawling right back.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Now, another war is vindicating Beijing’s decision to view this as a critical sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Thus vindicating those who bore influence in her formative years.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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