rationale

Example Sentences

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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

“But there is a rationale for better-than-expected growth as well.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Although not spelt out precisely during the interview, the implication of Block’s trade rationale is that higher unemployment means economic weakness and this would in turn lead to deteriorating corporate financials.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It echoed the rationale for toppling the monarchy in Hawaii and the agreement with Russia that gave us Alaska.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 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