vicariously
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Holder, whom Glover has pointed to as a mentor, is happy to live vicariously through Glover’s generation of Black astronauts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Zubaydah alleged that London was "vicariously liable" for multiple wrongs against him, including conspiracy to injure, false imprisonment and negligence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Since these were public officials acting under the state's authority, "the government must answer for the resulting harm" and thus was "vicariously liable", the judge said.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
The allure is powerful, and for men, living vicariously through Nick Tarabay’s Ashur, an up-by-his-sandal-straps hero for the ages, is easy to do.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
People of color, because of the history of racial subjugation and exclusion, often experience success and failure vicariously through the few who achieve positions of power, fame, and fortune.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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