rationale
Example Sentences
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Its rationale is that if geopolitical events and the adverse oil price move lead to a recession it’s unlikely central banks will be hiking.
From MarketWatch
WSJLI: What was the main rationale for the senior management team?
None of these rationales bears any relation to a traditional American national security strategy.
From Salon
Zonal defenders hold their position rather than following players with the rationale being they are in dangerous areas of the box that need to be protected.
From BBC
The evolving rationales have exposed the contrast between the monthslong planning that went into the initial military assault and what one senior administration official characterized as minimal conversation about who would take over the country.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
