rationale

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"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

The rationale for vesting awesome powers in a politically insulated central bank is that sage technocrats will make wise decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Chugai—which discovered the drug and licensed it to Roche—said the decision doesn’t affect the development of emugrobart in obesity, as the scientific rationale for continuing to investigate it remains strong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

If there was a rationale behind the assignments, Shin never understood it.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden