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justifications

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plural of justification

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an explanation that frees one from fault or blame offered a weak justification for why he was so late

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Recent Examples of justifications Amid this intimacy, there are fundamental suspicions and self-serving justifications. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Tina was granted a divorce on grounds of cruelty, one of the few legal justifications for divorce in 1903. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026 Even the characters involved in the season’s intriguing, yet infuriating, cliffhanger ending have justifications for their schemes. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 Catch and eliminate personal excuses, justifications, or peer comparisons. — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Despite such justifications, these cuts, closures and layoffs have caused morale to plummet at Goddard, some current workers say, and have left management increasingly disconnected from the research center’s day-to-day operations. — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 Frimpong also referenced cases in which immigration officers offered justifications for an arrest that did not match evidence from the scene. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 As interviewees list justifications for murdering civilians, including children, the camera’s gaze eventually falls on the IDF’s own military headquarters. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 Idaho allows exemptions for medical, religious or other reasons, and medical justifications account for very few of those exemptions, according to data from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026

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None of this excuses Chris’ malicious behavior, not just toward Carrie but toward her future stepsister, Brooklyn (Rowan Danielle), and the school as a whole, mostly via a fake Instagram account devoted to smearing students and faculty alike.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
They are held to a standard that doesn't include entitlement, excuses, or any agenda other than TEAM.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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Experts studying fear have theorized that one of the major reasons people are flocking to horror experiences lately — whether theme parks, novels or movies — is that the world feels so uncertain.

— Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
But the offensive line has turned out to be TCU’s biggest weakness this season and one of the primary reasons the program sits at 3-4 (1-3 Big 12).

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

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