rationale

The word “DeFiant” was a coy wink to this idea of decentralized currency, known as DeFi, the ostensible rationale for the new Trump–Witkoff platform.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Norges Bank Investment Management said Tuesday that as a long-term shareholder in both Prologis and Segro, it understands the strategic rationale for a combination and that it believes the proposal merits consideration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The Italian telecommunications company, also known as TIM, said Saturday that its board viewed favorably the rationale and industrial prospects of the deal, and deemed the price to be fair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

While Thursday’s decision dealt with Haitians and Syrians, its rationale could affect up to 1.3 million noncitizens who are protected by Temporary Protected Status.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

His rationale was restated: Massari could not be allowed to set a precedent.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The agencies’ stipulations are part of the record Lin will consider then; they all include spreadsheets listing the terminated grants and the rationales for their terminations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

That will create more costs for borrowers in the form of volatility and risk premiums, as investors guess at policy rationales and how the central bank will respond to recent data.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

None of these rationales bears any relation to a traditional American national security strategy.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

There’s a constant flow of rationales and when one is knocked down, something else comes in to take its place.

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026

We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan