justified
Example Sentences
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Kyiv calls its strikes "long-range sanctions", saying the attacks are justified retribution for Russia's more than four-year offensive and nightly attacks on its cities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Inflation watchers in the private sector said the BEA move was justified, but they faulted the agency for not giving the public a heads up, even for such a nerdy statistical thing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Given the core objective in play, the President would also be justified in taking a risk to launch a Special Forces operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"As such, effective testing must, in limited and justified circumstances, be capable to occur outside standard daytime hours."
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Not because her behavior justified his jealousy, but it relieved that awful fear inside him.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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