well-founded
Example Sentences
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But despite the claim being well-founded, the amount of time it had taken for Morgan to bring it meant it had been "significantly out of time".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The plaintiffs’ fears turned out to be well-founded.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Concerns about mental health deteriorating on these types of deployments are well-founded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was for “history” that Freidenberg composed these notes, although she had well-founded doubt that they would be preserved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
To insist that the issue of validity must be separated from the issue of credibility is to insist that well-founded beliefs be treated as if they are unfounded beliefs.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
