rationale

“Each change arrives wrapped in a reasonable rationale: fiscal discipline, local control, parental choice. But arrange them in the order a child actually grows, and the rationales stop mattering.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Both analysts rate the shares Buy and see a compelling strategic rationale for the deal.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

In Taipei, security officials have rejected Beijing’s rationale for the inspections, saying that the talks between Tokyo and Manila don’t affect Taiwan’s separate arrangements with each of those nations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Which rather diminishes the headline, the lede, and the whole rationale for putting the story on the front page.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

The rationale stated by one rule-giver was that “there is in fact no person named for the him to refer to.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Among the chief rationales for the lower tax rate on capital gains is to counter the effect of inflation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

None of these rationales bears any relation to a traditional American national security strategy.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

The evolving rationales have exposed the contrast between the monthslong planning that went into the initial military assault and what one senior administration official characterized as minimal conversation about who would take over the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

He and the Defense Department have put forward a variety of rationales.

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026

We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan