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rationalization

[rash-uh-nl-ahy-zey-shuhn, rash-nl-] / ˌræʃ ə nl aɪˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌræʃ nl- /


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On the domestic side, the RBI expects factors such as benign inflation and continued impact of goods-and-services tax rationalization to support economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“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

Because, as slumping closer Tanner Scott came trotting into a nightmare ninth inning in Baltimore on Saturday night, the club’s color analyst on SportsNet LA immediately tried to offer a rationalization for his entrance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

“There is simply no reasonable rationalization for injustice.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

The chaplain had mastered, in a moment of divine intuition, the handy technique of protective rationalization, and he was exhilarated by his discovery.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller