legitimize
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In the ancient Near East, the image of God was used to legitimize power of the divinity of kings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
Cases like Lynch helped legitimize claims for Black citizenship, portraying birthright citizenship as an American tradition.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
The U.K.’s pledge to build bigger, better quantum computers can be seen as an effort to legitimize the technology.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Flaunting their knighthood as a mark of status but discarding it the moment it requires true honor, they treat their vows only as an invented tradition, a set of rituals to legitimize their own power.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
“We need to legitimize this situation,” he said now, balancing the ashtray on his belly.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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