justified
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The German philosopher Hegel considered Sophocles’ “Antigone” the high-water mark of tragedy for the way it dramatizes the collision between two equally justified moral positions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Denton and her colleagues decided to test whether that assumption was justified.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ultimately, it’s a lost cause, because his fears are justified.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
The organisation argued that its position was "justified" and "the minimum response necessary" to protect the World Heritage Site.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Hence “black is beautiful” and “gay pride”—slogans and anthems of political movements aimed at ending not only legal discrimination, but the stigma that justified it.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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