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
Then there was the biggest obstacle of all: The film cannot legally be shown in Israel, due to privacy laws regulating such proceedings.
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Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Which really is the state question, it was legally declared so in 1996.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
In some cases, a couple may have gotten legally married in advance of the wedding ceremony.
—Marisa Polansky and Kristine Keller, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Balancing Accessibility, Accuracy, Quality, Speed And Cost Pros and cons:
• Human captions are more complete, accurate, accessible and legally compliant but likely come with lower speeds, delays and higher costs.
—Toby Wong, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Which really is the state question, it was legally declared so in 1996.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
In some cases, a couple may have gotten legally married in advance of the wedding ceremony.
—Marisa Polansky and Kristine Keller, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Balancing Accessibility, Accuracy, Quality, Speed And Cost Pros and cons:
• Human captions are more complete, accurate, accessible and legally compliant but likely come with lower speeds, delays and higher costs.
—Toby Wong, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for legally
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Outlooks farther north in Illinois were fairly similar.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
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The second half morphs into a fairly generic action set piece, crescendoing to a bitterly underwhelming climax and a conclusion that offers no kind of closure.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Jobs time Hiring signage displayed at a job and resource fair hosted by the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board in partnership with NCWorks in Hendersonville, North Carolina, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.Michele Luhn, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Art Miami tickets get you into CONTEXT Art Miami, its sister fair focused on emerging and mid-career artists.Martin Vassolo, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Flames added a big insurance goal early in the third after Gaudreau was beaten cleanly on a draw.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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The challenge of aerodynamic darts which will separate cleanly tumbling at Mach 10, then spread out to evenly blanket an area below is not trivial.David Hambling, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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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 31 Dec. 2024.
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