legitimacy
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In effect, the body is frozen and it’s legitimacy undermined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
They have a side chat where they debate the legitimacy of some questionable-looking beers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Court finds that this matter was brought for an improper purpose—to gain the imprimatur of judicial legitimacy for a ‘settlement’ that had no viable basis in law or fact.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Its apparent legitimacy, officials said, rested on a single forged document - an appointment letter claiming that President Bola Tinubu had made Adeyemi the council's director general.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The creditor’s note was purportedly signed by Roan and was dated “Jany, 1921”; this was important, because it indicated that the note predated efforts to obtain the insurance, giving legitimacy to Hale’s claim.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing legitimacy
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