legitimacy
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As Hass delicately puts it, “The open divergences between Washington and its partners over the war’s legitimacy, execution, and fallout have exposed fissures that risk metastasizing to other issue areas over time.”
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
But a constitutional democracy cannot ask citizens to accept a verdict while ignoring a serious question about the legitimacy of the process that produced it.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026
He brought legitimacy, star power, and opened the door for more stars like him to follow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Open Rent said it offered its "sympathies" to those "affected by fraudulent activities" but claimed it had "a comprehensive vetting system in place to verify the legitimacy of landlords and properties listed on our platform".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Pascal and Boyle both ‘won’ this argument in so far as they succeeded in casting doubt on the legitimacy of appealing to substances whose existence might be theoretically convenient but could not be demonstrated experimentally.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing legitimacy
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