justified

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Valuations also remain a concern, though robust corporate earnings have so far justified elevated stock prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Carvalho’s spokesperson said each of the issues raised was offset by mitigating factors and that none of the cited actions — individually or collectively — would have justified Carvalho’s dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

Analogies would become almost impossible to police, and nearly any modern restriction could be justified by identifying some vaguely similar historical concern.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

The efforts justified Root's decision to field first on a damp, humid morning.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Hence “black is beautiful” and “gay pride”—slogans and anthems of political movements aimed at ending not only legal discrimination, but the stigma that justified it.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander