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justly

[juhst-lee] / ˈdʒʌst li /


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The show, which justly received the Tony for best musical revival contained perhaps the season’s most seismic tour de force.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

"No one should be fooled into thinking that this fraud appeal belatedly succeeding suggests the Hong Kong system operates fairly or justly," she told the BBC.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

The justly celebrated Paul Volcker, central banking hero and Fed chairman from 1979 to 1987, had an M.A. in political economy, but no Ph.D.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

Its supporters portray it as a technocratic, “content neutral” measure to ensure democratically enacted EU member states’ laws are applied justly.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

Dewey had imagined that with the deaths of Smith and Hickock, he would experience a sense of climax, release, of a design justly completed.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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