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victory for apartheid
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The phrase says that an outcome helped apartheid rather than challenged it. Calling it a “victory” presents apartheid as the beneficiary, making the outcome a setback for those who oppose it. It is a brief, strongly critical assessment.
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- Acta Academica, “Ousting South Africa”
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