rationalization

Example Sentences

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This isn’t just historical rationalization; the same logic applies to today’s immigration protests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“Marketplace is undergoing a rationalization, addition by subtraction, as we reduce our exposure while the risk pool stabilizes,” Zubretsky said, according to a FactSet transcript.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Most everyone has, at one point or another, tied themselves in rationalization knots to avoid uttering the phrase, "I was wrong."

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

“There is simply no reasonable rationalization for injustice.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Thus the growing process of intellectualization and rationalization does not imply a growing understanding of the conditions under which we live.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton