justifying

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It lowers its target price by 6.0% to A$78.75, while still justifying an unchanged buy rating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“There’s a ton of work that goes into it, but winning certainly goes a long way to justifying how crazy that can be,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Instead, what followed was a demonstration of Jevons’ Paradox: More-capable and efficient models greatly increased demand for AI services, justifying more investment.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Indeed, in a letter to Congress on Monday justifying the war, Trump himself makes no such assertion.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

The remaining way for kleptocrats to gain public support is to construct an ideology or religion justifying kleptocracy.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond