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RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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To provide sufficient reasons or evidence for an action, claim, or belief.

verb

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justify

The records did not justify the accusation made in the first report.
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When the club newsletter printed an unfinished photograph, editor Priya gave a frank account of the mistake instead of hiding behind vague references to the process. She could affirm that she had approved the layout, because her message appeared in the shared record. She could not justify skipping the photographer's final check merely by saying that the deadline had been inconvenient.
From Responses to a Shared Mistake.
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