justified
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All eyes are on Wednesday's quarterly results from US chip titan Nvidia, which will be scrutinised as investors question whether huge spending on AI data centres is justified by potential returns.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The technical reasons why the BLS took that approach were justified, private-sector economists say, but it led to the cost of shelter being underestimated for the last six months.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
And just last week, a US trade court ruled that the latest global tariffs were not justified, which could lead to future court challenges.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Instead, Dr. Makary looked on as Dr. Prasad drove out scientists who didn’t share his mission of restricting access to drugs whose benefits he didn’t think justified their costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
“He is justified, for a man needs children. He has been patient.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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