rationale
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, evidence is mounting that the labor market has stabilized, and unemployment remains low, removing another rationale for rate cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
But what was shocking was the breadth of the legal rationale used to justify the orders.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
The rationale was that if the central midfielders focused on Silva, the attacking midfielders would have space.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
But representatives of Ofland Hotels didn’t cite the litigation as rationale for walking away from the project.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
She hesitated, conscious that in answering she would be offering a form of defense, a rationale, and that it might enrage him further.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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