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The order largely legitimizes medical marijuana programs in 40 states and grants operators major tax breaks and cannabis research access for the first time.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Blanche's action Iargely legitimizes medical marijuana programs in the 40 states that have adopted them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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These are foundational principles of any healthy democracy, and the result in this case validates that belief.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, this latest shakeup in the race seemingly validates Steyer’s decision to spend massively in order to boost himself.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 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 Amish belief system privileges the notion that when individuals highly esteem certain innovations, religious purity may erode.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
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The budget resolution authorizes the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees to draft legislation to increase spending by up to $70 billion each, which would be used to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The city’s proposal authorizes Vasquez to apply for funding from a sweeping stadium financing package Kehoe signed into law last summer in addition to state tax credits.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 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 2 May. 2026.
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