rationale
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Instead, they strengthen the rationale for studying whether restoring melatonin signaling could help reduce some of the biological effects of long-term night work.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Part of the rationale to legalize sports gambling was that professional athletes make so much money that they wouldn’t be tempted by bribes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Publicly, though, Biden’s principal stated rationale for moving the state up was to increase racial diversity in the earliest voting states and reward Black voters for their significance in the Democratic Party coalition.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
"I just don't understand the rationale for the project," Chandi said, noting that there was no clarity about how huge investments can be recovered economically.
From Barron's • May 18, 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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