legitimate
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That has not stopped her from trying to give the results of The Plastic Detox the appearance of legitimate science.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
In some cases they listed properties using false or nonexistent addresses and posted fabricated reviews to make listings appear more legitimate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The lack of specificity leaves “open the possibility that several legitimate commercial decisions could be interpreted” as threatening Chinese supply chains, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
There are others who have legitimate shouts of claiming a first major title.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Hence when Japan sent troops to Korea and annexed it in 1910, Japanese military leaders celebrated the annexation as “the restoration of the legitimate arrangement of antiquity.”
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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