justification

But "I cannot find any proper justification for" barring girls from secondary education, he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

An upbeat news report explains that rates of teen pregnancy are down, which is a very 1980s justification.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

"There can be no justification for targeting civilians who sought shelter in search of safety," said Heba Morayef, Amnesty's Middle East director.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Pleasure is never quite sufficient justification for cooking something yourself; the viewer must also understand that the old version was artificial, addictive or imposed upon them by a corrupt system.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

This alone, quite apart from the contents of the message, provides a powerful justification for the search for other civilizations.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

None of those justifications appear to apply here, according to contracting experts and former staffers consulted by ProPublica.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

The stewards' justifications for these two different incidents were based on a number of factors, many related to the Formula 1 drivers' guidelines.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Yet along the way there’s been an attempt by economists to backfill formal theoretical justifications for the relatively new status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Even so, Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute said that the executive branch has vast discretion in immigration law, particularly when invoking national security justifications, and defense attorneys may face an uphill battle.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

The reasons and justifications change over time, as each new caste system reflects and adapts to changes in the social, political, and economic context.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander