justly

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For their imaginative daring, co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch were justly honored as were costume designer Qween Jean and choreographers Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, among the production’s notable awards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"That's why it's important they understand they still have the legal right to citizenship in the UK, so they can justly be reunited with their families."

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

As James Madison warned in Federalist No. 47, “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands . . . may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

“The lab results I sought in the hospital show conclusively I had no alcohol in my system. I expect this to be quickly and justly resolved.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

Goat had some very fine children, of which she was justly proud.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith