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justifications

noun

plural of justification

as in excuses

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 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 Well, it’s generally focused on the origins of and justifications for Baldwin’s multi-decade persecution complex. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 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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The town council will give so many excuses as to why they were approved.

— Stephen Korka, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
The rules, which are never explained, are put there as flimsy excuses for aspects of the pilot that don’t hold together otherwise.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

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Among their reasons for concern is Ohio’s poor track record when women are on the ballot.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
These tools are primarily used by those who make less than $50,000 according to a 2022 Government Accountability Office report, with food and rent being the key reasons people use the service, one case study of food and restaurant workers found.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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