warranted

Example Sentences

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"After careful assessment, Ofcom did not consider that any of the standards complaints we received from viewers about Married at First Sight UK have raised potentially substantive issues which warranted investigation," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

County district attorney’s office will eventually decide whether criminal charges are warranted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But a recent Roche study failure suggests caution might be warranted, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The public attention devoted to these outbreaks is entirely warranted, given the potential for a global pandemic that could be worse than COVID.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

It was rare for a witch to be jailed; only killings on a mass scale and usage of dangerous Forbidden Curses ever warranted it.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega