vindication

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That verdict also stated "the requirements of deterrence, vindication of compliant clubs, and the protection of the integrity of the sport demand a sporting sanction in the form of a points deduction".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

That might feel like vindication for regional banks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Some people wanted to see Simpson punished, while others viewed his acquittal as vindication, however meager, for decades’ worth of societal abuse.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

The performance is a vindication for the 64-year-old conservative, who called the risky snap vote during a snowy Japanese winter only three months after taking office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Unfortunately for the experts, in the 1920s and 1930s their initial theories about the timing of Indians’ entrance into the Americas were proven wrong, and in a way that allowed the crackpots to claim vindication.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann