Justify
Read
Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Adding more words to something doesn't justify it: in fact, the more you write, the more they can't read.
Source: Administrivia / Brevity Is Wit -
It seems like every other sentence to come out of J'onn's mouth is "I can't read his mind." The later seasons actually justify this when the Government Conspiracy develops anti-telepathy nanites.
Source: Kryptonite Is Everywhere -
One statistic used to justify the creation of The Comics Code Authority was that a large percentage of criminals liked to read comic books, ergo, comic books influenced people to become criminals.
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