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
The rationale was similar: CoreWeave has become a core part of the AI story.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 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
“Even when there may be a military rationale, the law requires extreme caution around places like power plants.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The rationale stated by one rule-giver was that “there is in fact no person named for the him to refer to.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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