justifiable
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“He’s learning, he’s continuing — it probably would have been justifiable if he went off, right? But to keep his composure and stay positive, I think that’s only going to help him and this team.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Taking a flier on a D-III pitcher was no longer justifiable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Once you look at the stoppages in the West Ham game, you can see the 11 minutes was justifiable.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
A study we conducted of the law in three states—California, Florida, and Massachusetts—highlights some of the common principles that limit when shooting someone is justifiable, and therefore lawful.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
This was patently untrue, but a justifiable distortion in the Jeffersonian scheme of things because motivated by an authentic urge to sustain the friendship.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing justifiable
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