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Recent Examples of illegally
In the claim filed on Tuesday morning in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the publishers allege that Meta illegally used their work to train its artificial-intelligence program, Llama.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 May 2026
In 2023, Florida illegally ended Medicaid coverage for almost 500,000 recipients, primarily pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
In April, Sun sued the startup for fraud, claiming he was illegally blocked from selling digital tokens worth up to $1 billion.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 May 2026
State Farm also illegally denied payments for hygienic testing for toxins in smoke damage claims, the legal filings said.
—Tran Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
My priority is the citizens of California, not the citizens of other nations here illegally.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Willow Park is also facing a major lawsuit over one of these developments; the neighboring cities of Fort Worth and Aledo filed suit against Willow Park in March, accusing the city of illegally annexing land part of a $500 million development, the Beall-Dean ranch.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Their charges range from illegally voting in a federal election to making false statements when applying for citizenship and unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Unwitting drivers will pick up the freight loads before redirecting them to complicit drivers, who illegally resell them.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 May 2026
In 2023, Florida illegally ended Medicaid coverage for almost 500,000 recipients, primarily pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
In April, Sun sued the startup for fraud, claiming he was illegally blocked from selling digital tokens worth up to $1 billion.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 May 2026
State Farm also illegally denied payments for hygienic testing for toxins in smoke damage claims, the legal filings said.
—Tran Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
My priority is the citizens of California, not the citizens of other nations here illegally.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Willow Park is also facing a major lawsuit over one of these developments; the neighboring cities of Fort Worth and Aledo filed suit against Willow Park in March, accusing the city of illegally annexing land part of a $500 million development, the Beall-Dean ranch.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Their charges range from illegally voting in a federal election to making false statements when applying for citizenship and unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Unwitting drivers will pick up the freight loads before redirecting them to complicit drivers, who illegally resell them.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illegally
unethically
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Bree has just gotten out of her confusing affair with the unethically ethically nonmonogamous professor.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
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Although autonomous intelligent systems (AIS) can offer significant benefits, they also can be used unethically.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Illegally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegally. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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