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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Should paramilitary groups now form in response to the deteriorating security situation, there would be justifiable concerns that history may repeat itself.
—Kevin Whitaker, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
The Athletic's Tim Britton projected him for a six-year, $153 million contract last month, which is justifiable in context, but is also a major expenditure for a soft-tosser who's never qualified for the ERA title.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Consuming alcohol is a justifiable response to the Joining, its role in Helen’s death and the post-apocalyptic world it’s created, but over-reliance on it is nothing new for Carol.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Justifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/justifiable. Accessed 24 Dec. 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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