justified

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All eyes are on Wednesday's quarterly results from US chip titan Nvidia, which will be scrutinised as investors question whether huge spending on AI data centres is justified by potential returns.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

NHS Sussex and Surrey ICB said it had commissioned a nursing home for Ritchie's safety - but it has never explained how moving her without her consent was justified legally.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Dana Peterson, chief economist at the Conference Board, said the cuts in 2024 were justified, but said she thinks the last three cuts last year were not needed.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Instead, Dr. Makary looked on as Dr. Prasad drove out scientists who didn’t share his mission of restricting access to drugs whose benefits he didn’t think justified their costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The short-term expected gain would not have justified the long-term expected loss.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis