legitimate
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"People are responding to legitimate pressures and legitimate concerns and anxieties they have."
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
"His passing occurs in circumstances that should never have happened and that will continue to generate questions, pain, and legitimate demands for truth, justice and reparations."
From BBC • May 31, 2026
“The order is inconsistent with a legitimate exercise of investigative authority and is plainly incompatible with the First Amendment,” Disney said in its Thursday filing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The indictment says Murrell created false documents to disguise the purchase as a legitimate party expense.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
This raises the question of how a careful writer can distinguish a legitimate rule of usage from a grandmother’s tale.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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