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justification

[juhs-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Of those, half were compliant but flagged for procedural mistakes like not including a written justification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It was dubbed, with much justification, the “Single Greatest Predictor of Future Stock Returns.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"There is little doubt that, in any case, the justification of an imminent attack on the US does not hold water," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The Syrian foreign ministry denounced the attack as "an outrageous assault on Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity" and called Israel's justification "flimsy pretexts and fabricated excuses".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“For me, Hitler was the personifica tion of evil, and the primary justification for the atomic bomb work,” remembered the physicist Emilio Segre.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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