justified
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The prosecutor then played an interview from the time of the book’s release, where Davis justified his actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But Bordeaux prosecutor Renaud Gaudeul told Le Monde that a tough approach was justified by current circumstances.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Analysts said the latest developments had traders questioning whether the week's early gains were justified.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
And I’ll make my financial case for how I justified writing a lump-sum check to a travel agency so large that I could picture my bank account clutching its proverbial pearls.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Theologians justified the presence of corruption as a means by which men strove, were tested, and triumphed.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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