justified

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The debate among equity investors now is whether stocks’ furious race back to records is justified by surging profits at America’s largest companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Verhoeven, however, defends the WBC's decision, insisting the bout is entirely justified.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Attention is also turning to upcoming earnings from chip giant Nvidia as investors determine whether huge spending on AI data centres is justified by potential returns.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Dana Peterson, chief economist at the Conference Board, said the cuts in 2024 were justified, but said she thinks the last three cuts last year were not needed.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Again, it cannot be denied that this point of view is abundantly justified by American Negro history.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin