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Here the sticker remains, protected by its status as an artwork and by the German institution whose physical enclosure legitimizes it as such.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026 -
Social integrity asks what AI legitimizes as knowledge and truth.—
Hamilton Mann,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The win validates Ferrari's bold investment, demonstrating their project is beginning to work.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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An emerging body of research validates my sense that surely not all social ties are beneficial.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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The vulnerability is a local privilege escalation, meaning it can be chained to a separate vulnerability to give users or processes with low-level privileges the ability to defeat OS protections and gain full SYSTEM rights needed to install malware.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Rodin’s watercolored drawings—more than 150 of them—translate Khmer dance into line and velocity by catching the dancers’ limbs midair, aligning them with a modern sculptural tradition that privileges movement as form.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Act of 2018, authorizes Department of Health and Human Services funding for research, education, screening, and treatment.—
Audrey Boone Tillman,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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The resolution authorizes the city to enter into the agreement under Connecticut General Statutes.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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For starters the World Cup is run by the same organization, FIFA, which sanctions virtually every level of soccer globally, from the men’s and women’s World Cups, to confederation competitions including the UEFA Championships and the Copa América, to most major age-group tournaments.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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An autocratic government that sanctions violence.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Legitimates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimates. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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