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had justifiable reasons for leaving early
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Police are investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, according to the release.
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Detectives were investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, police said.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
28 June 2026
In doing so, their blindness unleashed the very worst of the Caitlin Clark experience, when justifiable anger crosses over into veiled racial attacks.
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Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
And maybe, Alice wonders, this killer is killing for a justifiable reason.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Detectives were investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, police said.
—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 June 2026
In doing so, their blindness unleashed the very worst of the Caitlin Clark experience, when justifiable anger crosses over into veiled racial attacks.
—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
And maybe, Alice wonders, this killer is killing for a justifiable reason.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for justifiable
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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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