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数据并不能证明采取如此激烈的措施是合理的。

The data doesn't ___justify such drastic measures.

我实在找不到理由再请一天假。

I can't really ___justify taking another day off work.

对成功的渴望并不能成为粗鲁行为的正当理由。

A desire for success does not ___justify rude behavior.