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had justifiable reasons for leaving early
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Others may instead look at it as the pilots having a very justifiable reason to distrust airline management, having lost years’ of gains in the past when contracts were ripped up during airline bankruptcies.
—Brian Foley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Historically, many Americans have viewed the laws as justifiable.
—Kristina M. Lee, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Plenty of occupations in the United States have justifiable age limits.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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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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