as in ethically
according to the rules or the law
that's not a move that can be made legally in chess
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Recent Examples of legally
This will be the first Super Bowl held since North Carolinians could legally bet on it, and the event could break records for money wagered in the state.
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
An attempt to spur local governments to prioritize ending homelessness, the law, HB 1365, holds municipalities legally accountable for ensuring that people don’t sleep on their streets.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
West, who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021, also told his 20.8 million Instagram followers late Thursday night about a new collaboration between Yeezy and Combs’ Sean John brand.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
Employees throughout the federal government received offers to resign but get paid through September — a move experts say is legally questionable and unions have challenged in court.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
An attempt to spur local governments to prioritize ending homelessness, the law, HB 1365, holds municipalities legally accountable for ensuring that people don’t sleep on their streets.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
West, who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021, also told his 20.8 million Instagram followers late Thursday night about a new collaboration between Yeezy and Combs’ Sean John brand.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
Employees throughout the federal government received offers to resign but get paid through September — a move experts say is legally questionable and unions have challenged in court.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legally
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Especially since this is a fairly quiet Red Wings team outside of Fischer.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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In California, due to Santa Ana wind events and periods of extensive dryness, the risks of wildfires are fairly well known and acknowledged, as are the extensive mitigation options to prevent fires and control those that occur.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sotheby’s marketing, like that of a luxury brand, had skilfully woven a narrative around the sensation that the banana sculpture, by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, created when first exhibited at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair in 2019.—
Scott Reyburn,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Held in Brussels Expo, this premier fair is oft-cited as a favorite of true connoisseurs.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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When Harrison zooms all the way into the specifics of a scene, especially in those vignettes with Cheung’s mother and Spahn’s coder, his work sings most cleanly, where naturalism melds with sly wit.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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Engineers at Ohio State University have now developed handheld tools that cleanly extinguish fires with 'ionic wind’ and vortex rings.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
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That's especially proven in season 2, when — after coming clean to her team about holding Sir captive — Gabi's closest allies turn their backs on her.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
10 Oct. 2024
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Up to this point, Eloise has been a staunch proponent of Penelope coming clean to Colin and quitting the Lady Whistledown operation for good.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 June 2024
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“Legally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legally. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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