Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Justify
Justify verb - To be an acceptable reason for.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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That said, Nick doesn't buy into it, rightly pointing out that Annie's poor home life doesn't justify her killing him.
Source: Film / The Invisible -
Rosen doesn't buy it, and dismisses their claims of just wanting to protect Alphas as propaganda to justify their outright terrorist activities.
Source: Series / Alphas -
Recent takes on the series justify the clothes in different ways: in Emile Bravo's version for example, Spirou is a bell-boy operator but the reason he wears the outfit all the time is that he's too poor to buy new clothes.
Source: Outdated Outfit
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