rationale
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The family’s civil attorney, Peter Carr, questioned the rationale behind Hochman’s move to dismiss, arguing prosecutors had been “shifting justification for a pre-determined conclusion” across multiple filings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
But there’s a rationale for tariffs as well.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The rationale was similar: CoreWeave has become a core part of the AI story.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
"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
Other terms seem to be introduced with no rationale other than that they look impressive when printed in boldface type inside a little box in the middle of the page.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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