well-founded
Example Sentences
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The plaintiffs’ fears turned out to be well-founded.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
I normally admire Mr. Galston’s columns, as his arguments are usually clear-eyed and logically well-founded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The employment tribunal found his claims were "not well-founded".
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
But most current estimates of future inflation fall within a narrow range, giving us at least some confidence that the real yields based on those estimates are well-founded.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
Enquiries based on this premise are bound to conclude that the claims made on behalf of well-founded beliefs are excessive because that conclusion is built into the methodology.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
