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bona fide

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bona fide
if someone or something is bona fide, they are what they seem to be and they are not trying to deceive you The new immigration policy is so severe it risks rejecting bona fide political refugees.


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As the President finished reading the paper (which I beg leave to assure my readers is a bona fide copy of one written by bona fide girls once upon a time), a round of applause followed, and then Mr.
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The reward which has been offered is a large one, and it is not for me to question the bona fide nature of it.
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