rightfully
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“We have no interest in developing anything that’s not rightfully or legally ours to develop,” Abehsera told the Journal in 2024 when asked about the disputes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
For a brief few minutes at the ceremony, it was incorrectly named best picture before “Moonlight” rightfully took the prize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
This leaves disgruntled adult children weighing what to do to reclaim money they feel is rightfully theirs.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
"The Democratic Republic of the Congo's mineral wealth rightfully belongs to the Congolese people."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Amari looked terrified, Polly thought, and rightfully so.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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