legitimate
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Because an “individual has a legitimate expectation of privacy in his cellphone location data,” she said police investigators need a valid search warrant from a magistrate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
"Where any member of staff is found to have accessed patient records without legitimate clinical or operational reasons we take robust disciplinary action," it added.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
“Unilateral measures targeting such legitimate policies are unjustified,” the spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
It essentially yanked TPS overnight and refused to give a legitimate justification.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Instead, they consist of armed civilians and paramilitary—unofficial military combatants who operate similarly to legitimate armed forces.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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