legitimate
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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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