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

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

The worker just doesn’t get to vindicate their rights.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

“The sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something, anything that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up ‘behind bars.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

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

One who avenges or vindicates; as, an avenger of blood.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Seeing Austria’s umlauted signature grape poured for regulars in Eagles jerseys, I feel vindicated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Admirers cheered that the court had at last vindicated Andrew Johnson.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

“There are many people whose rights have been violated, and whose rights need to be vindicated, who either cannot afford lawyers or who choose not to have lawyers,” Persaud said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

He felt vindicated; I think the margin even swelled his head a bit.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“It is a bit vindicating to see this happen in the wild,” said Jeffrey Ladish, executive director of Palisade Research, a nonprofit AI lab that studies AI capabilities to better understand risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

Menisa Sesay said it showed the legal reforms for which they had fought so hard were finally being enforced, vindicating their mission to protect the rights of vulnerable women and girls.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Thus vindicating those who bore influence in her formative years.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote