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
His solicitor is now trying to get the judgment set aside, and said he had not been provided with any justification for the increase either.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The family’s civil attorney, Peter Carr, questioned the rationale behind Hochman’s move to dismiss, arguing prosecutors had been “shifting justification for a pre-determined conclusion” across multiple filings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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
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