reason
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Regretting using a middleman for a courier service, however opportunistic you believe the company to be, is not — on the face of it — a good enough reason to cancel the charge.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“The reason this cluster exists is quite simple: it’s historical,” said retired Gen. Jean-Marc Laurent, a defense and aerospace expert at Sciences Po Bordeaux.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
More than one reason can be recorded against each recall.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"There is no reason to think that Poland was the target," he said, but added that two "objects" had violated Poland’s airspace.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
For some reason there is often not very much snow in the Burn and this year is no exception.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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Here are four reasons why 2026-27 could be that season.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Analysts pointed to the fact that Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh failed to give sufficient answers in the press conference about the reasons for rates being left on hold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
While the full details of the reasons for the appeal are yet to be published, the BBC understands they relate to Huda Ammori's argument that the ban breaches human rights.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Two of my husband’s siblings have recently set up trusts for valid reasons.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
“What are some reasons it might not work?”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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The researchers reasoned that the same enzyme might produce other peptides that influence energy balance and appetite.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
He reasoned that if the lodge was going to accommodate more than 20 guests, which was the intent, they’d need a massive great room.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
“The managing board and the supervisory board will thoroughly examine the offer and issue a reasoned statement, acting in the best interests of the company, its shareholders, employees and customers,” Hugo Boss said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The truth is that Sussex wanted to get the absolute best out of their champion bowler and reasoned it would come through more responsibility.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Since twins share identical genetic material, he reasoned, any substantial similarities between them could be attributed to genes, while any differences were the consequence of environment.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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What true frontier AI can do—the deepest reasoning, the longest context and the most complex work—nothing in open source can match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
While Kennedy has refrained from commenting on the current court or President Trump, he has written a memoir that tells his life story and explains the reasoning behind the major decisions of his era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Kimi K3's full capabilities – coding, knowledge work, and reasoning – will be known when it is released as an open-source model on 27 July.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
All these decades later, I understand the calculus but remain baffled by that reasoning.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
If it had survived the war, the reasoning went, then it could survive the Tallises.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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