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illegitimate

[il-i-jit-uh-mit, il-i-jit-uh-meyt] / ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt, ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt /


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Illegitimate or not, Visible activated the accounts and ported the numbers in the first place.

From The Verge • Feb. 23, 2022

He read Bruce E. Levine’s “Resisting Illegitimate Authority,” as well as Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s “Guantánamo Diary,” the chilling account of Slahi’s imprisonment at Guantánamo Bay under the supervision of military, C.I.A. and F.B.I. interrogators.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2021

To illustrate this diversity, I profile twenty famous U.S. anti-authoritarians in Resisting Illegitimate Authority.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2019

Q. Re: Illegitimate Half Brother Post: One issue that the letter writer needs to be aware of is that there will be tax implications of giving money to the half brother.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2012

Illegitimate births are quite rare, and are looked upon as a lasting shame and disgrace to both parties.

From Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland by Taylor, Bayard




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