rationalization
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While Rockefeller was the most spectacularly successful at monopoly building—what he gently termed “cooperation”—he was also part of a greater movement in American business toward rationalization and centralization.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Capacity rationalization in China has yet to be felt, as larger and more modern facilities continue to come online, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
“Marketplace is undergoing a rationalization, addition by subtraction, as we reduce our exposure while the risk pool stabilizes,” Zubretsky said, according to a FactSet transcript.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
Because, as slumping closer Tanner Scott came trotting into a nightmare ninth inning in Baltimore on Saturday night, the club’s color analyst on SportsNet LA immediately tried to offer a rationalization for his entrance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
The chaplain had mastered, in a moment of divine intuition, the handy technique of protective rationalization, and he was exhilarated by his discovery.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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