justified
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Third, and most fundamentally, laws against betting on voting may be justified by the same interests as laws barring the buying and selling of votes overall.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some premium is justified: South Korea has a trading tax, and the U.S. doesn’t, while U.S. trading costs are lower and custody is cheaper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Kyiv calls its strikes "long-range sanctions", saying the attacks are justified retribution for Russia's more than four-year offensive and nightly attacks on its cities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Inflation watchers in the private sector said the BEA move was justified, but they faulted the agency for not giving the public a heads up, even for such a nerdy statistical thing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The library raid was part of that clampdown, and to the NSA it seemed justified.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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