justified

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A very public dispute with renowned short-seller Jim Chanos about whether Strategy’s premium to its market-to-net-asset-value, or mNAV, was justified preceded that premium eroding completely.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“However, Eastman’s inaccurate assertions were lies that cannot be justified as zealous advocacy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“The Church cannot remain silent when violence is justified in the name of security or when religious language is used to legitimize it,” saying that the church must “defend moral clarity.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

"Money's very scarce in education but it's fully justified."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Nixon felt justified, because the Communists were using Cambodian territory to move supplies and stage attacks in South Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin