justification
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Last week, Microsoft raised its capital spending forecast for the year by $25 billion, while Meta Platforms added $10 billion to its own planned outlay, with both citing rising component costs as the justification.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
"With sufficient justification, appropriate dosage form, and dosing regimen, creatine may eventually be recognized as an over-the-counter therapeutic agent rather than merely a dietary supplement."
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
"With profound sorrow, we must assume political responsibility for this tactical error, which has no justification whatsoever," the statement read.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Some said they could foresee the records leaked being used as justification to reopen old cases — or initiate new ones.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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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