legitimate

Example Sentences

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"We will see when it's time for us to say something, do something, to reflect the Chinese government's position and protect our Chinese companies' legitimate interests," he said.

From Barron's

"It's not always insecurity; sometimes it's a legitimate concern," she says.

From BBC

There are legitimate uses for Ipidea’s service, which can be used to surf the internet anonymously or to scrape websites for data.

From The Wall Street Journal

FAM said the discrepancies arose from an "administrative error" and maintained the players were "legitimate Malaysian citizens".

From BBC

The government says they were taken in by the prospect of bribes that “would meaningfully supplement or exceed” their legitimate earning potential.

From The Wall Street Journal