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Recent Examples of legalization
By classifying sports betting as a public health issue and imposing rigid federal standards, the proposal also significantly limits the autonomy of the states, which have been primarily responsible for the legalization and regulation of this sector since 2018.
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Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
While that is a relatively small increase, when the New York Fed looked solely at the population that newly took up sports betting after legalization (roughly 3% of the population), its estimates show delinquencies rose by 10 percentage points.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Bordas said the industry has grown steadily since legalization and now supports tens of thousands of jobs across Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
For Bryan Biehl, a pharmacist from the Philadelphia suburbs, the legalization of online sports gambling came shortly after his 21st birthday.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
But Mississippi has remained one of the few holdout states, largely due to fears that legalization could harm the bottom line of the state's casinos and increase the prevalence of gambling addiction.
—Michael Goldberg Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Across the nation, legacy workers who cultivated and sold cannabis products prior to legalization established the market for decades such that businesses were able to take advantage of the immense wealth generation opportunities with legalization.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2026
In the years since the Supreme Court paved the way for state-by-state legalization, sports-betting companies have mounted a lobbying blitzkrieg in statehouses across the country.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The legalization, set to trigger gambling in neighborhoods across the city, was not a major focus of budget debates.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
While that is a relatively small increase, when the New York Fed looked solely at the population that newly took up sports betting after legalization (roughly 3% of the population), its estimates show delinquencies rose by 10 percentage points.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Bordas said the industry has grown steadily since legalization and now supports tens of thousands of jobs across Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
For Bryan Biehl, a pharmacist from the Philadelphia suburbs, the legalization of online sports gambling came shortly after his 21st birthday.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
But Mississippi has remained one of the few holdout states, largely due to fears that legalization could harm the bottom line of the state's casinos and increase the prevalence of gambling addiction.
—Michael Goldberg Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Across the nation, legacy workers who cultivated and sold cannabis products prior to legalization established the market for decades such that businesses were able to take advantage of the immense wealth generation opportunities with legalization.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2026
In the years since the Supreme Court paved the way for state-by-state legalization, sports-betting companies have mounted a lobbying blitzkrieg in statehouses across the country.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The legalization, set to trigger gambling in neighborhoods across the city, was not a major focus of budget debates.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legalization
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Physicians are therefore expected to integrate rapidly evolving technologies into high-stakes decision-making without clear national standards governing responsibility, oversight or validation.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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For Wayne, the true validation of his career came not from a view count, but from the raw — and lucrative — reality of a live audience.—
Max Bacall , Nikos DeGruccio , Alexia Cousoulas,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Live Aid was the final step in the legitimization of MTV.—
tom freston,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
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In August 2025, attorneys filed an emergency petition for legitimation and custody in DeKalb County Superior Court.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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As such, placing Israel first actually can be understood as a legitimation of Israel’s violence.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fourteen years later, Congress passed a Chinese Exclusion Act, the first time Congress enacted legislation limiting immigration based on race or nationality.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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That would flip two trends — growing footprints and skyrocketing prices — in one piece of legislation.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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The mathematics community’s response to Gauss’s formalization has been muted, however, partly because the project did not unfold as many experts had hoped.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes, formalization can upset that balance.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Authorized in 2023 through two acts of Congress, the memorial will commemorate the ratification of the 19th Amendment and the generations of women who battled for the right to vote.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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The tentative agreement will go to the union’s members for a ratification vote before it can be finalized.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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And Filipino workers under Itliong's leadership started the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, which later led to the founding of the UFW.—
Kerry Klein,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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That brings total funding to $68 million in 16 months since Emerald’s founding.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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With the ideological fervor of the Islamic Revolution having run out and the clerical establishment delegitimized, true power now lies with the Guard.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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No Tarrant County restaurants were shut down as a result of the March 15-21 health inspections, but two establishments received low scores, according to data from the county compiled by the Star-Telegram.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Legalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legalization. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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