rationale
Example Sentences
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But there’s a rationale for tariffs as well.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The rationale was similar: CoreWeave has become a core part of the AI story.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
"What the 14th Amendment did was accept that tradition and not attempt to put any limitations on it. That was the clear rationale," Kagan said.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
For the Tanglewood strategist, though, most of the planks in the investment rationale remain intact.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
And perhaps this is the rationale of all risky sports: You deliberately raise the ante of effort and concentration in order, as it were, to clear your mind of trivialities.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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