rationalize
Example Sentences
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“We will absolutely have to rationalize the overall corporate overhead of the company,” Ellison said after being asked about the possibility of layoffs.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins in a presentation mostly aimed at showing that the agencies would harmonize their rules to promote cryptocurrency innovation and rationalize margin collateral requirements in securities markets.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: There is a very human propensity, especially in times of crisis, to normalize and rationalize and temporize.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025
You develop an adult level of awareness to rationalize and empathize with your situation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Confronted with the new fact—that his company was effectively long $50 billion in triple-B subprime mortgage bonds, masquerading as triple-A-rated diversified pools of consumer loans—Cassano at first sought to rationalize it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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