legitimacy
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"The party understands that legitimacy in Vietnam is ultimately built on delivered living standards," said Hanoi-based Dan Martin, from Asian business advisory firm Dezan Shira & Associates.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Legal experts have voiced concerns over the legitimacy of the God Squad’s actions, questioning the lack of state involvement or public transparency.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Until recently, there was at least an attempt to give interventions a veneer of legitimacy through U.N. endorsement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
But in August 2013, a group of researchers, led by Irving Weissman of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University, published a paper questioning the legitimacy of Ratajczak’s claim.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 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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