justification

While the scope of the tariffs is relatively modest—$20 billion out of more than $380 billion of Canadian exports to the U.S.—the legal justification raised eyebrows in trade circles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Trump reportedly shared the same justification in a phone call with NewsNation correspondent Hannah Brandt.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Papi asked me what justification ICE has offered for killing Salgado Araujo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

That’s where my whole justification for getting the card fell apart when I tried to save money on my regular flights back home from college.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Humanity’s deepest desire for knowledge is justification enough for our continuing quest.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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

But unlike Ness, who did have real crime to deal with, the justifications Vance and Miller deploy are baseless nonsense.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 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

Without its own justifications, the Dream would collapse upon itself.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates