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Recent Examples of rationalization
Industry sources expect a dramatic rationalization of the store base.
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Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
The goods and services tax rationalization in September sought to boost domestic consumption and the labor reform is expected to catalyze industrialization and attract more investments.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Fishel was eventually able to coax Adler to admit that his fib was merely a child's angry rationalization, born out of hurt, of their beloved parent suddenly receding from their daily life.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
And because this is a fairly universal phenomenon, Democratic voters are engaged in similar processes of rationalization, too.
—Sarah Stein Lubrano, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
The goods and services tax rationalization in September sought to boost domestic consumption and the labor reform is expected to catalyze industrialization and attract more investments.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Fishel was eventually able to coax Adler to admit that his fib was merely a child's angry rationalization, born out of hurt, of their beloved parent suddenly receding from their daily life.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
And because this is a fairly universal phenomenon, Democratic voters are engaged in similar processes of rationalization, too.
—Sarah Stein Lubrano, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationalization
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Government officials, who had already introduced measures to ease the burden of price rises, have been baffled over the rationale behind the protests because the price spike is global and due to the conflict in the Middle East that has restricted oil exports.—
Brian Melley,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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In both cases, the justices did not elaborate on their rationale for allowing TPS to be revoked in the interim.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Apr. 2026
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On April 23, 1951, someone lured Moton’s principal, Boyd Jones, out of the building on the pretext that two students were in trouble elsewhere in town.—
Jonathan Entin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Four months after Evian, the assassination of a German diplomat in Paris by a Jewish youth whose family had just been expelled from Germany became the pretext for the Nazi pogrom known as Kristallnacht.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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That may be a tribute to NDiaye’s success in conjuring a world in which knowledge is acquired not through explanation but through a kind of silent apprenticeship.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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That was Chef Tim Love’s explanation for opening his new Greek restaurant, Meraki.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2026
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While many still come from accounting backgrounds, more are rotating in from FP&A or business roles.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The case also ties to an earlier incident on March 24, when police say Alexander approached a woman under the pretense of asking for directions while engaging in indecent behavior.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the pretense was comforting to him, too.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Then, in the late nineteenth century, the mandolin experienced a second flowering, albeit in a different guise.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Under some guise of urgency—an unpaid fine or other transgression—the victim would be directed to download an app that closely mimics the institution’s real one.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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Research shows that people need reasons to justify pleasurable purchases, especially during financial anxiety – and premium food is powerful because the justification is built into the product.—
Patrick van Esch,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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Black participants tended to reach instead for the language of competence or functional justification.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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Our kids grew up in a house where arguments were the norm.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Duncan, for his part, tried to strike a balance between supporting the Royals — and his support for a downtown stadium — and the argument over what the city’s role in that discussion should be.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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