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warranted

adjective as in authorized

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Earlier in the hearing, Mao held up the hammer and crowbar Roske took to Kavanaugh’s home, and argued that a life sentence would be warranted.

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Yes, the optimism has abated from peak levels, but optimism is still warranted.

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As the U.S. economy remains uncertain, investors are warranted to be more eager to invest in healthcare because of its less-discretionary nature.

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Federal prosecutors sought a three-year prison sentence against Lira for his role in the legal fraud scheme, arguing that his lies to clients and to Judge Durkin warranted a meaningful term of imprisonment.

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The first is that Man-su wants to provide for his family, and that the shock of losing his job — and perhaps more importantly, his desperation to maintain his lifestyle — is, to a degree, warranted.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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