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rightfully

  • a word derived from rightful.
    rightful
    adjective
    having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate.

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“We have no interest in developing anything that’s not rightfully or legally ours to develop,” Abehsera told the Journal in 2024 when asked about the disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

And he has rightfully made it a lot closer than most people expected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

These raise fundamental questions about what kind of society we want to live in — and they should rightfully be decided by the people who will live in it.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

"I've got a lot of grief since last year, rightfully so. The thing that's unfortunate is that's not who I am, what happened last year," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

I didn’t think I could rightfully refuse him permission.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus