illegitimate
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Hanna presented herself as a wealthy, illegitimate daughter of the sultan of Brunei, initially showering Hornigold, his then-partner Heather Kaniuk and his friends with lavish gifts, from cars to homes.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The company says that it is “especially concerned about the use of A.I. to help individual humans or small groups gain unprecedented and illegitimate forms of concentrated power.”
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
With around 40% of births in the U.S. illegitimate, it’s easy to identify the problem but not so easy to correct it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Meta and YouTube strongly deny the allegations, and also unsuccessfully argued on Friday for the judge to declare statements comparing their platforms to tobacco and other addictive products to be illegitimate.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
Another uncle, Ignacio, offers to take Manuel Gustavo on as his own illegitimate son.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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