rationale
Example Sentences
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The family’s civil attorney, Peter Carr, questioned the rationale behind Hochman’s move to dismiss, arguing prosecutors had been “shifting justification for a pre-determined conclusion” across multiple filings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
What’s Next: Amicucci reasons that the demand for more power only enhances the rationale for Bloom’s fuel cells.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“And if they make an exception without a rationale, that’s not flexibility. That’s a lack of structure or a growth strategy.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Elaine Smith, head of employment and skills at the Centre for Ageing Better, said that the rationale for repeatedly raising the state pension age was based on people living for longer.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The instructor handed out garbage bags for us to place our uniforms in and offered us the rationale for this ritual of suffering.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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