justified
Example Sentences
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The freeze is being justified in part because of the social services scandal in Minnesota, which found some Minnesotans fraudulently using pandemic and social safety funds without providing social services.
From Salon
And lastly - make sure your complaint is justified in the first place.
From BBC
The US maintains its actions were legally justified.
From BBC
Whether the moves are justified, or not, remains to be seen.
From Barron's
Pyongyang has for decades justified its nuclear and missile programmes as a deterrent against alleged regime change efforts by Washington.
From Barron's
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