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legitimate

[li-jit-uh-mit, li-jit-uh-meyt] / lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt, lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt /


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These websites closely resemble legitimate ticketing and checkout platforms and can allow scammers to steal log-in credentials, personal information and credit card numbers and trick you into sending in payments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The US State Department told BBC Africa that it welcomes "legitimate travellers" to the World Cup and adjudicates each visa application on a case-by-case basis "after rigorous review and thorough vetting".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

We’re supposed to believe that this is still a legitimate settlement between two adverse parties?

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

To be sure, there is a legitimate conversation to be had about how to improve election administration — including funding, staffing, technology and public communication.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

For generations they had skirmished on the wrong side of the law, hoarding enough funds to become legitimate.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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