bona fide

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First, a warning: A bona fide sale for fair market value is generally treated differently from a gift for Medicaid purposes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But the contracts now trading on Kalshi represent the first bona fide perpetual futures available to be traded in the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

By not actually addressing the elephant in the room, “Michael” makes its subject look like a bona fide creep.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Actors including Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi became bona fide movie stars, complicating schedules and pushing up costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Not long afterward, the onetime insurance salesman opened a business in downtown Fairfax, peddling bona fide policies.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann