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Noun
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No foreign power, no government, and no military coalition holds the legitimacy to determine the political, social, or historical trajectory of this land.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Now after these victories over the Rockets, surging Hornets and Pistons, there is a feel of legitimacy, of being something better than stuck in the play-in mud.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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The absolute rightness of being together.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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For the most part, though, his attention to detail and his feeling for structure yielded readings of inherent, inarguable rightness.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The question over the program’s legality centers on the source of the funds.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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But this isn’t about legality or morality.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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The lawfulness of an order would be determined by a military judge.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Rightfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightfulness. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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