legitimized

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The picture of Russia emerging triumphant and legitimized from such a deal is, ahem, at variance with reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

The genre doesn’t need to be legitimized by awards voting bodies because it already has a growing army of dedicated viewers, curious enough to roll the dice and spend their hard-earned cash on risk-taking filmmaking.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

Medieval belts also managed a celebration of the pregnant silhouette, but devotion to Mary rather than patriotic “populationism” legitimized it.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

“He legitimized Lydia’s Castle from the very beginning.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

The fact that he seemed scared of the lady he had met in the woods legitimized his story a lot.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull