justifying

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Applicants are required to upload extensive personal information and documentation justifying their need for wider internet access.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"There was simply no evidence capable of justifying this prosecution," the solicitor said.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The decisions reached in arbitration are often secret, and arbitrators are not usually required to write the sorts of publicly available opinions justifying the reasons for their decisions in the way that courts must.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 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

I listen to myself ramble on and on, explaining why she and Nate are wrong, justifying things the way Dad trained me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam