justification

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The only justification, they calculated, would be an imminent threat, especially information that Iran was close to creating a nuclear weapon.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

For clinicians, the ask is more immediate: Pause before treating BMI as sufficient justification for a prescription.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has scolded reporters who ask basic questions about the war’s justification or objectives.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

With justification, Hall advertised that Adventure Consultants was “the world leader in Everest Climbing, with more ascents than any other organisation.”

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer