justified
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Still, the discrepancy isn’t justified considering the different competition dynamics, according to the analyst.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The debate among equity investors now is whether stocks’ furious race back to records is justified by surging profits at America’s largest companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It has increasingly featured in recent prosecutions of protest groups, such as Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil, where defendants have argued their actions were morally justified irrespective of the law.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Mr Justice Johnson told the jurors that if the defendants believed that they had been morally justified in smashing up Elbit's property, that would not be a "lawful excuse".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
I just couldn’t understand how these people justified avoiding not just me but my entire family.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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