well-founded

Example Sentences

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Thousands of mourners turned out for his funeral in Moscow in March 2024 despite well-founded fears of a police crackdown.

From BBC

And those concerns turned out to be all too well-founded.

From Salon

BBC News spoke to three experts to find out if environmental, financial and medical concerns about air conditioning are well-founded.

From BBC

His announcement on social media was accompanied by a letter from the UK Home Office which read: "We accept you have a well-founded fear of persecution and therefore cannot return to your country."

From BBC

The staff said they had submitted the complaint anonymously "due to a well-founded fear of retaliation".

From BBC