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legitimate

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


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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

This comparatively muted response raises legitimate questions about the stock’s staying power.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The second was that some were going from legitimate disagreement with the Israeli government to anti-Semitism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He highlighted that Murrell had doctored invoices for a £124,550 motorhome, a £3,070 robotic lawnmower and a £23.98 egg poacher to register them as legitimate business expenses.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

His test scores were high enough to make it to the next grade, but not high enough to make a legitimate argument that he’d learned anything.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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