legitimate

Example Sentences

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“Delays only hurt vulnerable patients and their families, foster fraud and cause problems for legitimate operators that provide essential services, especially in rural and disadvantaged communities,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The lack of specificity leaves “open the possibility that several legitimate commercial decisions could be interpreted” as threatening Chinese supply chains, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

That cracks are only now starting to show is a legitimate wonder.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

The attacker's father is described as being "difficult" in cooperating with authorities, which included an "outright refusal to take legitimate professional concerns seriously".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry