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vindicate

[vin-di-keyt] / ˈvɪn dɪˌkeɪt /


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"I think Salah's trying to vindicate himself and make himself feel better because he's had a very poor season," said Rooney.

From BBC May 18, 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

Julia and Mark discuss the remaining paths to justice after the killing of Renee Good and examine what happens when the DOJ abandons its duty to seek accountability and vindicate civil rights.

From Slate Jan. 17, 2026

She expected me to vindicate her life for her, and the choices she’d made.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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

Only a win vindicates the Canberra decision and can ensure a peaceful holiday in Noosa after the Test.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

This is a moment really that vindicates truth-telling.

From Slate Nov. 7, 2025

Both the police and Gascón’s chief of staff, Joseph Iniguez, claim the video vindicates their respective interpretations of events.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2024

Atterbury, Bishop, vindicates the genuine character of Clarendon’s History, 731.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

The publisher's defence that there was no wrongdoing was vindicated.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

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

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

After the dot-com bubble burst in 2001 without leaving much of an imprint on the broader economy, Greenspan felt vindicated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

“And Mr. Mayweather looks forward to being vindicated through the court proceedings.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Soon after Cornwall Capital laid their chips on the table, Capital One was vindicated by its regulators, its stock price shot up, and Cornwall Capital’s $26,000 option position was worth $526,000.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

“He looks forward to vindicating himself in court, where such matters are decided — and not in the media — based on admissible, material evidence, not rank speculation and unsubstantiated allegations.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 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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