justification
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In light of this, Wall Street analysts have revised their earnings expectations higher, providing some fundamental justification for the rally.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Also, races become their own justification; egos are at stake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A hand-written Spanish-language letter published this week by Cosecha, a group advocating for undocumented immigrants, and signed by 300 detainees, said that they are "detained without justification," lack proper medical care and get "poor food."
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The broad language of the federal compassionate release statute allows for prisoners to file for relief from a lengthy sentence so long as rehabilitation alone does not provide the justification.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
And as such, we do things a little differently than some people, but I never understood why that was justification for others to be cruel.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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