justification

Example Sentences

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Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell denied that the administration had shifted its justification for the operation.

From The Wall Street Journal

He spoke with reporters from The Atlantic, the Washington Post, Axios, the New York Times, ABC News and other media outlets, offering a scattershot array of justifications and timelines.

From Salon

“At the time the trade-off was worth it…today the tax justification for creating these types of trusts no longer exists.”

From Barron's

Much of his speech that night was a further attempt to sell to the nation the justification for his war.

From Los Angeles Times

As new homes have been built and thousands more are planned nearby, some residents feel another survey is needed, and health officials have agreed there is "justification" for one.

From BBC