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Recent Examples of justification This category, as in TikTok, includes regulations where there is a content-neutral justification. Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 And Musk gave himself a personal loudspeaker by purchasing Twitter and turning it into X, while complementing his freedom-of-speech justification behind the purchase with political investments into Trump’s 2024 campaign. Maximo Bratter, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025 The original became a sleeper hit with $180 million worldwide, which explains the studio’s justification for the follow-up film set around the scream queen who became a meme queen. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 June 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow on June 23 and said there was no justification for the U.S. attack and called aggression against Iran groundless. Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for justification
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Noun
  • For the artist, every appearance is an excuse to adorn herself with beautiful pieces.
    Jessica Scemama, Glamour, 6 July 2025
  • National French Fry Day is observed on July 11, and this is a great excuse to try fries in some unexpected and delicious new ways.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • His present is extremely bright, and there’s no reason to expect near term slippage.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • And in 2025, there’s reason to think such a facet of the Panthers’ offense got better.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025

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“Justification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justification. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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