rationalization

Example Sentences

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This isn’t just historical rationalization; the same logic applies to today’s immigration protests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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

AI technologies like The Gospel function more as a tool for “post-hoc rationalization of mass killing and destruction rather than promoting 'precision,'” Moses said.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024

“There is simply no reasonable rationalization for injustice.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

To the extent this represented a quantitative judgment, it was certainly true; yet in qualitative terms, it may be viewed as a desperate rationalization of a foregone conclusion.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik