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validly

  • a word derived from valid.
    valid
    adjective
    sound; just; well-founded.

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Candidates need effectively two MSs to support them to validly stand.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

The return-to-office policy, Press added, was for employees and “did not validly apply to Mr. Nieporte, who was an owner and manager of the company.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

By late September, a federal judge ruled that Chattah was disqualified from handling cases and “is not validly serving as Acting U.S. Attorney.”

From Slate Dec. 4, 2025

Last month a federal judge disqualified Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, from several cases, concluding she “is not validly serving as acting U.S. attorney.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2025

“Be prepared to explain your cipher for the class if it goes unbroken, in order to prove it’s validly constructed.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman