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rationalization

[rash-uh-nl-ahy-zey-shuhn, rash-nl-] / ˌræʃ ə nl aɪˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌræʃ nl- /


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So I thought to myself my rationalization was, well, maybe it’d be really good for me to work for 52 weeks out of a year.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The effects have been so strong that the Fed, in a heroic feat of ex post facto rationalization, has begun to think of asset prices as another transmission mechanism for its balance-sheet policy instrument.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

“Our constructive stance is anchored on four key pillars: a prolonged supply chain normalization, a structural risk premium in oil and chemicals, accelerating capacity rationalization, and still-conservative forward estimates,” added Ahmed.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

“Marketplace is undergoing a rationalization, addition by subtraction, as we reduce our exposure while the risk pool stabilizes,” Zubretsky said, according to a FactSet transcript.

From MarketWatch Oct. 23, 2025

Thus the growing process of intellectualization and rationalization does not imply a growing understanding of the conditions under which we live.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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