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The phrase "legitimately ask" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize that a request or inquiry is made in a valid or justifiable manner.
Example: "I feel that I can legitimately ask for clarification on this matter, given the circumstances."
Alternatives: "rightfully inquire" or "validly request".
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— was one no moral nation could legitimately ask.
One of the great privileges of being a journalist is that you can legitimately ask anyone anything.
Fans can legitimately ask: If you can't reach the N.B.A. Finals with this "dream team," can you ever?
"If we don't sell the priesthood, we can't legitimately ask a young man to consider the priesthood as a vocation".
An adult could legitimately ask, "So where is the game in this game?" You begin by making a person.
"You could legitimately ask, 'Have we used H.I.V. testing in the most imaginative and beneficial way?' " he said.
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It is the question producers assessing The Infidel for a West End transfer are quite legitimately asking.
Officials in Washington are legitimately asking whether billions of dollars in proposed new assistance might be diverted to Pakistan's nuclear program.
Those who care about our environment, including the Guardian's George Monbiot, are also legitimately asking whether Britain would be better outside of the EU.
It would be irrational for parents who love their children not to want them to be more beautiful as well as healthier and more intelligent.The ugly underclassBut if society believes that government should aim to give citizens equal opportunities, might beauty be a right that society can be legitimately asked to pay for?
All of these are questions that could be legitimately asked.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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