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Harakat al-Nujaba spokesperson al-Kaabi offered a dual framing of the group’s position, stressing both its alignment with Iran and its claim to Iraqi state legitimacy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Feegel added that while the executive order signals legitimacy at the highest level of government, the next phase is critical.—
Brandon Gomez,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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If the Sun is high in the lunar sky during the flyby, there will be few shadows, and the crew will be looking for subtle variations in surface color and rightness.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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This sense of rightness — imperfect, but clarifying — is what gout offers as diagnosis.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Work on the entire project can now continue until at least early June, with oral arguments over its legality slated for June 5.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Custom, in this sense, is established if a practice at sea is seen as consistent and is backed by wide agreement over its legality.—
Elizabeth Mendenhall,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Had the former Wolverines coach and prosecutors failed to negotiate a plea deal and gone to trial, Moore’s attorneys were expected to attack the admissibility of evidence and the lawfulness of a search warrant.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The petitions are not contesting removal orders, only the lawfulness of detaining the noncitizen plaintiffs during those proceedings.—
Tasha Carvell,
Twin Cities,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Rightfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightfulness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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