illegitimately
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A federal investigation found that the actual percentage of those receiving aid illegitimately in Nevada was 3.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Second, by treating overtime pay differently than other dollars earned, the law encourages workers to manipulate their hours worked — both legitimately and illegitimately.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
The FTC says drugmakers illegitimately use the patents to prevent competitors from offering cheaper generic alternatives.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2024
Prof Nicholas Thomas, director of the museum, said: "Across the international museum sector, there is growing recognition that illegitimately acquired artefacts should be returned to their countries of origin."
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2022
This, as was to be expected, they did, and children were born, of necessity illegitimately.
From Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
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