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Noun
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The quick Emmy success of these new entrants was part of a strategy that gave their offerings legitimacy not only with viewers, but the industry as a whole.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026 -
The Declaration identifies, famously, that consent as the basis of governmental legitimacy.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
1 June 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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The debate surrounding grizzly hunting tends to extend beyond simple questions of legality.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Federal attorneys didn’t argue if arrest was justified Castañeda Mondragón filed a writ of habeas corpus to challenge the legality of his detention.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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That decision found a lower court judge who had sided with Khalil and freed him from a Louisiana lockup lacked the legal authority to weigh in on the lawfulness of the detention.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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The ruling follows a legal challenge by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) over the lawfulness of a December 2022 parliament vote.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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“Rightfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightfulness. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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