rationale
Example Sentences
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The rationale is clear: It’s about feeding an addiction to spending.
For the Tanglewood strategist, though, most of the planks in the investment rationale remain intact.
From MarketWatch
Officials typically do not publicly discuss the rationale for reaching certain decisions.
From Los Angeles Times
The rationale for vesting awesome powers in a politically insulated central bank is that sage technocrats will make wise decisions.
“The mission expands, the timeline stretches, and the original rationale fades into the background as the war gains its own momentum.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.