legitimate

Example Sentences

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But Mark Brown, general secretary of the Affinity union, which represents Lloyds' employees but is not recognised by the group, said the bank had "no legitimate reason" to access staff accounts.

From BBC

Until recently, Vietnam's crypto scene was a wild west, with highly speculative ventures and outright Ponzi schemes flourishing alongside startups offering legitimate products.

From Barron's

With so much information floating around, Bercovici said, it would be difficult to verify a legitimate ransom demand.

From Los Angeles Times

Angela Rasmussen, an American virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan, saw no legitimate reason for the vaccine to be canned.

From Salon

Riotur's Fellows said the debate about Carnival becoming a product for the wealthy and tourists was "legitimate and important" and the growth should not come "at the expense of its popular soul."

From Barron's