rationalization

Example Sentences

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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

At first, his conscience bothers him, but Zare’s performance is a wonder of quiet rationalization as Iman gradually decides that going along is better than making waves.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

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

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