illegitimately

Example Sentences

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The FTC says drugmakers illegitimately use the patents to prevent competitors from offering cheaper generic alternatives.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

Before the enhanced U.S. measures, large sums of money were illegitimately acquired by groups who would provide fake invoices.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023

The city’s latest move took activists by surprise and further outraged organizers, who have accused officials of trying to illegitimately push through the construction of the project in an urban forest.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

The stories about him were so accurate he was "incredibly suspicious" they had been sourced illegitimately, especially by phone hacking.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023

Again the pure being of Hegel is a mere abstraction,—a hypothesis illegitimately assumed, which he has nowhere sought to vindicate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various