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Recent Examples of illegally
The Department of Homeland Security has argued that courts are a safe and convenient place to detain people who are in the country illegally.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Hochschild and Bonta say that Interior illegally reallocated federal taxpayer dollars to pay Golden State Wind to abandon its offshore wind energy lease and invest an equal amount in out-of-state fossil fuel projects, which will do nothing to support California’s energy economy.
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Jennifer McDermott,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Trump has noted on several occasions, without providing evidence, that vandals had illegally dumped chemicals into the water and left a gash that stretches hundreds of feet.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The Sheriff's Office would be authorized to impound an OHV when deputies have probable cause to believe it is being operated illegally.
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Olivia Young,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, sits in a strategic location on the Black Sea.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
The case then continued at the state level, and in April, a jury found that Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, illegally held monopoly power in the ticketing market.
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Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Five defendants face murder charges, while others are accused of conspiracy, illegally possessing explosives and manufacturing destructive devices.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Polymarket’s main platform technically hasn’t been available in the US since 2022, when the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) determined Polymarket was operating an illegally unregistered exchange.
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Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Hochschild and Bonta say that Interior illegally reallocated federal taxpayer dollars to pay Golden State Wind to abandon its offshore wind energy lease and invest an equal amount in out-of-state fossil fuel projects, which will do nothing to support California’s energy economy.
—
Jennifer McDermott,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Trump has noted on several occasions, without providing evidence, that vandals had illegally dumped chemicals into the water and left a gash that stretches hundreds of feet.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The Sheriff's Office would be authorized to impound an OHV when deputies have probable cause to believe it is being operated illegally.
—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, sits in a strategic location on the Black Sea.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
The case then continued at the state level, and in April, a jury found that Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, illegally held monopoly power in the ticketing market.
—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Five defendants face murder charges, while others are accused of conspiracy, illegally possessing explosives and manufacturing destructive devices.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Polymarket’s main platform technically hasn’t been available in the US since 2022, when the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) determined Polymarket was operating an illegally unregistered exchange.
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Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illegally
unethically
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The new cathode replaces toxic, expensive, and unethically mined cobalt with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) embedded in a carbon matrix.
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Uber’s campaign accused trial attorneys of unethically abusing their clients and attorneys said the company is attempting restructure longstanding civil justice laws to escape accountability for harm caused by its drivers.
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“Illegally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegally. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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