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legitimize

[li-jit-uh-mahyz] / lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmaɪz /


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While an MoU is no more than a non-binding agreement, the pact built on both countries’ efforts to legitimize quantum computing.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

With such blatant motives, the press can either interrogate this relationship or help legitimize it.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

In the decades that followed, in his complementary positions as book critic and editor, Cowley worked tirelessly to legitimize the innovative writing of Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Hart Crane, E.E.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Male involvement may help to legitimize and elevate the perceived importance of domestic work.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2025

“When I want mountains made out of molehills, when I want to legitimize their puerile actions by paying attention to them, I’ll let you know.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols