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reason

[ree-zuhn] / ˈri zən /








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At Aston Martin there was at last some reason to feel positive after a dark time this season.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

"But whatever the reason, our results suggest that it is not driven by greater engagement in individual climate action."

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Such an agreement would likely spur an industrywide price war and fierce competition for customers — the main reason why the biggest three operators have vowed not to ink this sort of partnership.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

There’s no reason for Mamdani’s supporters to be disappointed, because it was never a serious idea to begin with.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

For this reason, the treatment of lepers has historically been brutal in many parts of the world.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

He added: "For the detailed reasons set out above, we dismiss the appeal against conviction."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Instead, he pointed to a slew of reasons.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Common reasons include the cost of treatment, reaching a target weight, and gastrointestinal side effects.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

She has long lived in Kyiv and says she has children, but declines to provide further details "for security reasons".

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

The boys took a few minutes to come up with as many reasons as they could as to why someone would want to drop frogs on the talent show.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

The researchers reasoned that the same enzyme might produce other peptides that influence energy balance and appetite.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

The CPS reasoned that because the prosecution did not use them to form its case against Letby, they were not relevant.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The court reasoned that the Federal Trade Commission, not the horse-racing authority, has “final say over” rule-making and enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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

Then why, reasoned Brother Rufus, did the rats not give aid to their own companions?

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

But it’s hard to dispute the reasoning behind the deferrals from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz in a Tuesday press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Dan Burn: The Newcastle defender's inclusion was the subject of much debate but his performance against Mexico underlined the reasoning.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

All these decades later, I understand the calculus but remain baffled by that reasoning.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

"What makes AI particularly concerning is that it's not a tool designated for one specific kind of activity. It's something that can be used across pretty much any intellectual, reasoning, cognitive activity."

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

She was parked at the new strip mall up the road “nursing a macchiato” from the fancy coffee shop and “trying to process” my reasoning to see if I’d been “justified.”

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone




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