justification
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The Secret Service refused to disclose their justification.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
“In light of evolving societal norms, the Commissioner deems there is insufficient justification for the continued use of marital status in automobile insurance rating,” the filing stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The less predictable the system and the greater the potential harm, the stronger that justification and oversight have to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"It hasn't rained for half an hour and it's as bright as it's been all day. Absolutely no justification for not playing right now. A real shame."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Poetry was the processing of my thoughts until the slag of justification fell away and I was left with the cold steel truths of life.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Over seven pages, the Board of Education provided its justifications for Carvalho’s termination, citing allegedly unreported gifts, unreported outside income and donor-funded travel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Tariff proponents offer a variety of justifications for raising levies from the near-zero average levels that prevailed before last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But unlike Ness, who did have real crime to deal with, the justifications Vance and Miller deploy are baseless nonsense.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
To be sure, there are justifications for the enthusiasm.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
Oft do we act, and then inform the governing principles within us of our past action, and leave for them to write their reports and justifications as they will.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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