reasoned
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Whatever the verdict, the trial highlights "an important tension" between social media platforms and vulnerable young internet users, reasoned University of Pittsburgh marketing professor Vanitha Swaminathan.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Intelligence officials reasoned that the man had to be Oseguera himself, since who else would dare be so familiar with the capo’s girlfriend?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
And if such a move is allowed, the law would require reasoned decisionmaking, including a non-pretextual explanation for the action.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
If anyone could save the Toon, sports store tycoon Mike Ashley reasoned, it was Alan Shearer.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
The public had an ongoing interest in the picketers, they reasoned, and the editors believed that readers had the right to know what was going on.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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