reasonableness
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Sadly, the $2,000 payment the 82-year-old mother made to her neighbor for clearing her garage is symptomatic of a lapse in judgment about the basic concepts of money, value and reasonableness, compounded by emotion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Since retirement is my game, let’s assess the reasonableness of our Social Security benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
“There’s always been that appetite for reasonableness within a market system,” says John Yun, a law professor at George Mason University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Connor: In assessing the reasonableness of an officer’s use of force, one must consider the totality of circumstances.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
Whatever idea Murphy had been putting forth had not met Cradle’s test of reasonableness, and that was the end of it.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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