rationalization
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“Our constructive stance is anchored on four key pillars: a prolonged supply chain normalization, a structural risk premium in oil and chemicals, accelerating capacity rationalization, and still-conservative forward estimates,” added Ahmed.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
This sounds like a standard rationalization made by collectors, as their homes become the stuff of Marie Kondo’s worst nightmares.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
“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
Most everyone has, at one point or another, tied themselves in rationalization knots to avoid uttering the phrase, "I was wrong."
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025
We were happy to extend the rationalization, even as he was visibly declining.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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