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well-justified

adjective

  1. having been shown, proved, or validated satisfactorily

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Orban said Hungary would not back more aid for Ukraine unless it saw "a very well-justified proposal".

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Orban said Hungary would not back more aid for Ukraine unless it saw "a very well-justified proposal."

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Republicans have argued that they are well-justified in examining crime and policing in the nation’s capital, considering they and their staffs live here, too, and have been victims of crimes in D.C.

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The young musician performs with as much grit and swagger as the musicians who inspired her — and whose songs she covers with joy and well-justified confidence.

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Dear Miss Manners: Is it appropriate to express condolences to a co-worker who was terminated, if you feel that termination was well-justified?

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