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had justifiable reasons for leaving early
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Given the demonstrated fan interest and commercial value of women's basketball, there's no justifiable reason to maintain this outdated format difference between the men's and women's tournaments.
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Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The promise of a $225,000 starting salary at a top corporate law firm is luring many, making the financial burden of law school seem more justifiable.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Sarah, the narrator of this début novel, is a graduate student who studies the kinds of violence that Buddhism considers justifiable.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Though police call the shooting justifiable, Yuhr may lose his job.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The promise of a $225,000 starting salary at a top corporate law firm is luring many, making the financial burden of law school seem more justifiable.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Sarah, the narrator of this début novel, is a graduate student who studies the kinds of violence that Buddhism considers justifiable.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Though police call the shooting justifiable, Yuhr may lose his job.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Justifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/justifiable. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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justifiable
adjective
jus·ti·fi·able
ˌjəs-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl 
: capable of being justified
justifiable reliance
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