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Manufacturing electronics inevitably comes with a carbon cost, but Goswell believes the Bath Bot's is justifiable.
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Victoria Turk, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
But there could be no justifiable surprise at his withdrawal from tonight’s proceedings, which ensured that his run of Premier League games without a goal extends to seven.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Even the justifiable firing of former coach Matt Eberflus resulted in a black eye for Bears management, which made the coach conduct a news conference looking ahead to the San Francisco 49ers game a couple of hours before pulling the trigger.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Clearly, given the staggering economic cost of the current pandemic, investment in both inventory and surveillance approaches would be justifiable and far less costly than the trillions of dollars in bail-out packages being implemented over just a few months of this crisis.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Turk, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
But there could be no justifiable surprise at his withdrawal from tonight’s proceedings, which ensured that his run of Premier League games without a goal extends to seven.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Even the justifiable firing of former coach Matt Eberflus resulted in a black eye for Bears management, which made the coach conduct a news conference looking ahead to the San Francisco 49ers game a couple of hours before pulling the trigger.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Clearly, given the staggering economic cost of the current pandemic, investment in both inventory and surveillance approaches would be justifiable and far less costly than the trillions of dollars in bail-out packages being implemented over just a few months of this crisis.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Justifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/justifiable. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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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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