justification
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“The American Age Is Over,” an Atlantic headline put it last month, and not without some justification.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was only the second game domestically or internationally for England's players this season and, for Mitchell, one result is not justification to tear up the playbook.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Right now there’s more bureaucracy in the process today… asking them for justification of why they’re using this and like what’s the business value they’re driving, etc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Before 9/11 became a justification, a policy, a war or a political symbol, it was an experience of shared human vulnerability.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
I’d have a justification and something that I could work on.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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
Paramount will have an opportunity at a hearing next month to make pro-competitive justifications for the deal to the judge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The stewards' justifications for these two different incidents were based on a number of factors, many related to the Formula 1 drivers' guidelines.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
He thought of several justifications for his letters, for he always felt a great need to write to his friend when he was bewildered or sad.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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