legitimate
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Mudgil said he doubts they all had legitimate reasons for the special accommodation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Robert says his driving instructor encouraged him to use a reseller to secure an earlier test date, reassuring him it was legitimate.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
He said: "The suggestion that confidential records may have been accessed without legitimate reason, particularly at a time when survivors and families were at their most vulnerable, is profoundly troubling."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
A higher threshold may reduce wrongful interventions but could allow legitimate threats to go undetected.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
“What do you say? If you have a legitimate question, I’ll answer it.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Vocabulary lists containing legitimate
The Real Deal: Synonyms for "True"
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