reasoned

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That case, Gorsuch reasoned, was on point here: It foreclosed Flowers’ rule that workers needed to cross state lines or interact with vehicles traveling across borders to engage in interstate commerce.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

"We reasoned that rare variants can sometimes be traced back to specific ancestral populations, and could be informative in revealing fine-scale migration patterns within Japan," Terao said.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

With the decline of reasoned judgment has come the rise of opportunistic actors more willing to provoke and inflame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

"On one side is relatively contained risk of financial harm to a single private company," the three-member appellate panel here reasoned.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

He may have reasoned that if I was encamped in the store and saw him coming, I might be frightened, and might try to drive him away.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien