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justification

[juhs-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Once core inflation begins a glide path lower, the Fed will have enough justification to cut interest rates, especially if hiring remains unusually weak.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The family’s civil attorney, Peter Carr, questioned the rationale behind Hochman’s move to dismiss, arguing prosecutors had been “shifting justification for a pre-determined conclusion” across multiple filings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“Price action, not the underlying justification for those prices, is all that’s important.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

U.S. officials may with justification query the database and a U.S. citizen’s numbers may be pulled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Aureliano, for his part, found in her the justification that he needed to live.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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