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How to pronounce illegitimately
“illegitimately” pronunciation in American and British English
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“illegitimately” in real sentences
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that it was funded illegitimately.
60 Minutes
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uh illegitimately by these companies.
The Diary Of A CEO
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repeatedly implies Americans are illegitimately occupying their own country.
PBS NewsHour
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In that sense, the jurors were not behaving illegitimately.
The Scottish Parliament
Why real speech
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