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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Elections will be held to legitimize the current regime.
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He played a brief part in legitimizing black slavery.
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The National Salvation Front took power, later trying to legitimize its position with elections.
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The news media helped to legitimize the use of force by government troops.
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Uganda's constitution still legitimized discrimination on the grounds of sex.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Crises can therefore be used to legitimize more strategic movement.
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Instead, they manipulated it to legitimize their own rule.
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It is of value in education to legitimize and make productive use of interests.
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The bottom line is, there is no stake in anyone legitimizing campaign financing.
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The position, which still pertains, is as close as the Church has ever come to legitimizing family planning.
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Unfortunately, material legitimizing drugs can be found in music, film, television, the Internet and mass market outlets.