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
With Carano 17 years removed from the sport, critics questioned how competitive the bout would be and - although their scepticism was justified on the 44-year-old's part - Rousey rose to the occasion.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Dana Peterson, chief economist at the Conference Board, said the cuts in 2024 were justified, but said she thinks the last three cuts last year were not needed.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 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
Cortes believed that the military conquest of the Alliance had to be accompanied and justified by an equivalent spiritual conquest.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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