rationale

Last month, Kelly issued a temporary restraining order requiring the administration to restore the outlets’ credentials, rejecting, at least at that stage, the administration’s national security rationale for yanking access.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

He was disappointed to learn just how much the fares would increase without any gains for riders, and he questioned the rationale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

This year's headroom will be judged in three years rather than four, so there is some rationale as to why a smaller number over a closer target might be appropriate.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Companies’ increased focus on pay equity in recent years is a factor, Parekh adds, though the rationale behind these raises is often pragmatic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

As a form of protest, they did not have a high success rate and the rationale behind them always struck me as quixotic.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

“Each change arrives wrapped in a reasonable rationale: fiscal discipline, local control, parental choice. But arrange them in the order a child actually grows, and the rationales stop mattering.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

C-suite rationales, real or exaggerated, make little difference to those most affected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

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

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan