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
It is, in effect, a plan for the rationalization of the American social and political order based on an unwavering faith in modern technology and AI.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025
We were happy to extend the rationalization, even as he was visibly declining.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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