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legitimizations

noun

plural of legitimization
as in legitimations

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  1. validations
  2. institutions
Noun
  • This requires moving away from the traditional way of performing the manual heavy lifting of pulling data, stitching spreadsheets and running validations line-by-line to a reviewer position.
    — Gargi Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, 1,740,000 of those entries that passed the file validations stage (about 15 percent) have been liquidated and are in the process of being refunded.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of validations
Noun
  • Foreign central banks and other institutions looking for a safe place to park their capital have diminished roles in the Treasury market and have increasingly turned to alternative havens like gold.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The weaponization and deconstruction of our institutions and republic are no laughing matter.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
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