legitimate
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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
That has not stopped her from trying to give the results of The Plastic Detox the appearance of legitimate science.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 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
There are others who have legitimate shouts of claiming a first major title.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
You raised a legitimate issue that I think the legislature needs to look at seriously.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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