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as in legitimate
permitted by law
the congressman's fund-raising efforts, though arguably unethical, were determined to be legal
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as in moral
following or according to the rules
the referee declared it a legal play
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Recent Examples of legal
Collective operators railed against possibly being shut down by the CSC and the stage seemed set for a legal challenge.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Court records and newspaper archives show Gille's history of legal and mental health struggles.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
As machine learning systems become capable of astonishing feats—drafting legal briefs, diagnosing diseases, predicting consumer churn—our natural tendency is to trust them.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
The restoration follows several efforts by the Trump administration to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, including more than 200,000 Haitians who entered the U.S. under a Biden-era humanitarian parole program.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 July 2025
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Court records and newspaper archives show Gille's history of legal and mental health struggles.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
As machine learning systems become capable of astonishing feats—drafting legal briefs, diagnosing diseases, predicting consumer churn—our natural tendency is to trust them.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
The restoration follows several efforts by the Trump administration to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, including more than 200,000 Haitians who entered the U.S. under a Biden-era humanitarian parole program.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal
Adjective
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That decision prompted a Title IX lawsuit filed by five volleyball players and the team’s head coach, alleging the school was disguising a club activity as a legitimate varsity sport to artificially inflate its female participation numbers.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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Even legitimate payment flows from emerging markets are frequently flagged for investigation under the guise of compliance, slowing their transfer.—
Wale Ayeni,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Human decision making includes context, experience and moral reasoning.—
Haider Ali,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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This gap is a moral issue and a missed opportunity.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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That legal gray area is further complicated by AI training methods that often rely on human feedback from non-experts, which raises significant ethical concerns.—
Wes Kilgore,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The primary concerns should be whether a lawyer is competent and ethical and whether another state’s licensing processes reasonably assure that.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, use a clean Q-tip to gently wipe away any excess spray.—
Leah Campano,
Seventeen,
3 Feb. 2023
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Under the auspices of the Sustainable Marblehead Beach Cleaning team, led by Pam Roberts, groups of volunteers clean at least one beach in Marblehead each week, year-round.—
Bette Keva,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 Feb. 2023
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The fair is known for it's annual theme and themed days with coordinating events, activities and sometimes even deals.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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But, to be fair, neither can any of the best ice cream makers out there.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 July 2025
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“Legal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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