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The property should be returned to its rightful owner.
He will be given his rightful place in the history books.
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Chris Evans' Steve Rogers passed the proverbial torch and literal shield to Sam Wilson, portrayed by Anthony Mackie, after returning the Infinity Stones to their rightful place in time and space.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
What Fury Brings, due out this fall from Feiwel, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, tells the tale of a warrior princess who must kidnap a husband of noble blood from a neighboring kingdom in order to take her rightful place as queen, according to an official synopsis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
According to Lou, Rocky acquired the gun while at a music video shoot, later returning it to Lou, who delivered it to the video’s director, believed to be the rightful owner of the object.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The eyebrows terrorize a jogger, land briefly on a baby's face and draw the worship of assorted caterpillars before returning to their rightful space on the talented character actor's brow.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
What Fury Brings, due out this fall from Feiwel, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, tells the tale of a warrior princess who must kidnap a husband of noble blood from a neighboring kingdom in order to take her rightful place as queen, according to an official synopsis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
According to Lou, Rocky acquired the gun while at a music video shoot, later returning it to Lou, who delivered it to the video’s director, believed to be the rightful owner of the object.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The eyebrows terrorize a jogger, land briefly on a baby's face and draw the worship of assorted caterpillars before returning to their rightful space on the talented character actor's brow.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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rightful
adjective
right·ful
ˈrīt-fəl 
2
: having a just or legal claim : legitimate
the rightful owner
rightfulness
noun
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