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vindicate

[vin-di-kayt] / ˈvɪn dɪˌkeɪt /


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Holmes and Evans welcomed the cameras, hoping they would help vindicate her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

If that version is ever unearthed, it may perhaps vindicate the director.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

They can go into federal court and sue and vindicate their rights that way immediately.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

In his first Madrid spell, he pushed for Luka Modric, Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil, and history would vindicate all three choices.

From BBC ● May 13, 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

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar added on X that the decision "vindicates Pakistan's consistent position that a binding international treaty cannot be unilaterally suspended or set aside".

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

Mr. Goschen vindicates the legitimacy of Government interference with the housing of the people, on the ground that it is the business of Government to see justice done between man and man.

From Contemporary Socialism by John Rae

Kliatchko said AI has also vindicated the company’s strategy of investing in its news organization, even when others questioned its value to the business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The result also vindicated Van’s claim to the championship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Canadian Blake Parnham recalled that moment: "I was sobbing watching the game at home because I felt so vindicated, that Buffalo is different."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Those involved in that decision point to Polanski's recent struggles and feel vindicated.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

For one brief, glorious moment, Kaede felt vindicated, but then her father said, “She is my daughter. She is not of age. She does not go where I do not permit.”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

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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