reasoned

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The truth is that Sussex wanted to get the absolute best out of their champion bowler and reasoned it would come through more responsibility.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

On Tuesday, the 5th Circuit reasoned that Stone cited Lemon, and Lemon had been “abandoned,” so it was free to disregard Stone altogether.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

If AI could read “Survivor,” Collins reasoned, fans should be able to do the same, and with context that honored Butler’s ambivalence about the work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

He reasoned that the resulting chaos in TB control would reach catastrophic levels, and finally private foundations would have to step in and deal with the prisons.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French