illegitimate
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Herzen was an illegitimate son of Ivan Yakovlev, a wealthy scion of one of Russia’s oldest noble families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Politico reported that officials said Burnham communicated with the person claiming to be Susie Wiles "before becoming suspicious that the contact was illegitimate" and claimed only a "few messages" were exchanged.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Most important, she outmaneuvered the Texas judge by quashing the subpoena itself, finding that it was an illegitimate and unconstitutional invasion of privacy.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
If ever there was justification for an asterisk next to a record, his illegitimate assault on a scoring record is it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026
Civil rights advocates argue that individual group members “represent” the race and that hierarchies of power that lack diversity are illegitimate.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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