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alibi, apology, defense, excuse, plea, reason
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Trump’s administration had faced numerous roadblocks to adding the question, beginning with the ruling by the Supreme Court temporarily barring its inclusion on the grounds that the government’s justification was insufficient. — Zeke Miller, Twin Cities, "Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census," 11 July 2019 Trump’s administration has faced numerous roadblocks to adding the question, beginning with the ruling by the Supreme Court temporarily barring its inclusion on the grounds that the government’s justification was insufficient. — Mark Sherman, The Denver Post, "Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census," 11 July 2019 Intel’s Twin Rivers concept PC that the company showed off at Computex still provides one of the best justifications of that premise. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft's rumored dual-display Surface could emulate Android apps, which isn't a bad idea," 24 June 2019 For most of the 1990s and early 2000s, insurgencies in the north, northeast and parts of the west of Uganda were the primary source of Museveni’s justification for holding onto power, ostensibly to deal with the insecurity. — Moses Khisa, Quartz Africa, "President Museveni has twisted Uganda’s constitution to cling to power," 21 June 2019 The latter justification is unpersuasive, given that Obama himself initially sought to negotiate an extension of the SOFA, the same course of action the Bush administration had always envisioned. — Hal Brands, National Review, "Lessons from the Iraq War," 20 June 2019 Still, arguments for a player’s G.O.A.T. status have never relied solely on statistical justification; the full picture of an athlete’s career matters, too. — Kevin Craft, The Atlantic, "A Tale of Two Tennis G.O.A.T.s," 26 Aug. 2019 However, regret is not a legal justification to breach a contract where one has no right to do so. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "What's Next in Zion Williamson's Extended Federal Lawsuit?," 22 Aug. 2019 Daily reminders of Andrew’s association with Epstein are offering those citizens much further justification. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Could Prince Andrew’s role in Jeffrey Epstein scandal stop a next royal wedding?," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'justification.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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