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Recent Examples of rationalization
More often than not, the sort of activist who makes a career of political agitation — even from within the confines of an ostensibly apolitical institution — is beholden to a constellation of misconceptions and rationalizations that justify even the most self-destructive endeavors.
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 29 May 2025
This is the episode where every lie, avoidance and rationalization comes out.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 May 2025
After schools gave reassurances or rationalizations or denied services, the parents kept raising concerns, seeking advice from teachers and fellow parents and pursuing formal evaluations.
—Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
Rinehart, 71, doesn't just want to watch a portfolio, but has pushed for the rationalization of the industry, to better compete with China.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 29 May 2025
This is the episode where every lie, avoidance and rationalization comes out.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 May 2025
After schools gave reassurances or rationalizations or denied services, the parents kept raising concerns, seeking advice from teachers and fellow parents and pursuing formal evaluations.
—Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
Rinehart, 71, doesn't just want to watch a portfolio, but has pushed for the rationalization of the industry, to better compete with China.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationalization
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The last point is encouraging, and provides a rationale for developing new nudging techniques to help Gen Z and others make sound decisions across the financial spectrum.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Sundance Institute's Board of Trustees, in a statement, gave a little insight into the rationale.—
Randy Tucker,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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Unfortunately, but understandably, many Iranians have come to resent the Palestinian cause—precisely because the regime has used it as a pretext to squander the country’s precious resources on its militia proxies in the name of fighting Israel.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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Yes, presidents in both parties have skirted the War Powers Act before, but the usual pretexts don’t apply here.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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And in practice, the explanation doesn’t need to be technical.—
Shiva Chandrashekher,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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However, on May 2, the NSF, under the direction of the Trump administration, abruptly terminated our grant without explanation.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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However, the stock is around 60% off that all-time high over concerns about its accounting and financial reporting.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
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Most businesses lack a dedicated business advisor, leaving a sizable advisory gap in a typical professional team which includes legal and accounting/tax on the corporate side and a wealth advisor, estate planner, and tax advisor on the personal side.—
Kristin McKenna,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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But his heart remained on the South Side, where fans appreciated him for his workmanlike approach, his quick pace and a lack of pretense.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The federal indictment alleged that Combs and his associates lured female victims, often under the pretense of a romantic relationship.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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The addition of countries such as Egypt and Ethiopia has meant that BRICS has increasingly taken on the guise of the Global South forum.—
Jorge Heine,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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Purified and reclaimed, these guises can take their place next to the other parts of her ever-expanding self-myth.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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The legal justification is mainly based on not exposing neighbors to secondhand smoke.—
Phillip Molnar,
Oc Register,
7 July 2025
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The story posted yesterday about Adam and Tatis joining Manny Machado as All-Stars, includes some justification for Tatis being an All-Star despite his struggles the past two-plus months.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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That request may become even more important to prosecutors if Routh is speaking and making arguments for himself at his trial.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Could this argument exempt them from the exit tax, sparing them significant financial consequences?—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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