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vindication

[vin-di-key-shuhn] / ˌvɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




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Many defendants prefer to settle cases when they believe they did nothing wrong because fighting the agency is expensive and obtaining vindication can take years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Relief was the main emotion among the former deputy prime minister's team, "as well as vindication", said an ally.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

She felt the decision, by the National Referral Mechanism, was "a validation and a vindication of what I said to the Met when I first reported back in 2024", she said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The rally in Korea is a vindication of the call made by Goldman Sachs strategist Tim Moe in the face of a major sell-off at the start of March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

And he had, though it wasn’t for fun but vindication: to prove to the world that the investment-grade bonds he had bet against were indeed entirely without value.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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