rationale

And the little rationale the rule does provide does not withstand scrutiny.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Plaid Cymru, which runs Wales' government after its election victory in May, posted a statement on its Instagram page from one of its Welsh Parliament members who questioned the rationale for the decision.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Absent soft August data, holding in September would put him back where July left him, explaining a decision without a satisfying rationale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

That’s the straightforward conclusion from London-based research boutique Longview Economics, who in a note published Wednesday lay out the cyclical, fundamental and technical rationale for their bullish call.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Other terms seem to be introduced with no rationale other than that they look impressive when printed in boldface type inside a little box in the middle of the page.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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

The companies have offered differing rationales for the reductions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 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