well-founded

Now, as election day looms and anxieties grow, it seems their concerns were well-founded.

The letter also stated the UK government had given him "refugee status" for five years as it accepted he had the "well-founded fear of persecution and therefore cannot return to your country Singapore".

And while her observations about the rampant homophobia that plagued her and her professional trajectory in the first half of her career are absolutely well-founded, DeGeneres' failure to acknowledge those affected by her leadership failings makes it hard to empathize with her situation.

“In the beginning, we found their fear strange but as our study progressed we realised it was well-founded. We are concerned about their and their close relatives' safety.”

“Some have even diverted their work to less controversial and less timely topics. We now see a long-term risk of having fewer experts engaged in work that may help thwart future pandemics, and of fewer scientists willing to communicate the findings of sophisticated, fast-moving research topics that are important for global health....Most worrisome for future preparedness, the next generation of scientists has well-founded fears about entering fields related to emerging viruses and pandemic science.”