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

This demand is being met with resistance, as other countries think the concept remains vague when it comes to justifying, for example, additional tariffs.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

The former was divided between admiration of the brilliancy which exercise had given to her complexion, and doubt as to the occasion’s justifying her coming so far alone.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen