justified
Example Sentences
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Australia's ban was justified by campaigners and the government as necessary to protect children from harmful content and addictive algorithms.
From BBC
But what we do know, for now, is that the power is real and - so far - the hype is justified.
From BBC
"This atrocity cannot be justified, cannot be concealed, and must not be met with silence and indifference," he said.
From BBC
The details differ, but the impulse is the same: a search for villains who make anger feel justified.
Rather, he said, leaders in a republic must seek to “mold” public sentiment—to convince an often skeptical populace that a controversial course of action is justified.
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