rationale

The removal of sesame flour appears to address growing sesame allergies, although the company did not explain its rationale for the change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Reyes found the policy “soaked in animus” and its military rationale “dripping with pretext.”

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

The indicator’s theoretical rationale is that households are late to jump on the market’s bandwagon, and are therefore most bullish at or near tops and most bearish at or near bottoms.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

His rationale: A traditional degree felt like a gamble and he wanted technical skills that would make him indispensable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

And perhaps this is the rationale of all risky sports: You deliberately raise the ante of effort and concentration in order, as it were, to clear your mind of trivialities.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

The evolving rationales have exposed the contrast between the monthslong planning that went into the initial military assault and what one senior administration official characterized as minimal conversation about who would take over the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

None of his rationales has been borne out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan