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Recent Examples of rationalization
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.
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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
The Treasury secretary’s rationalization for Trump’s whims wouldn’t pass an undergrad econ exam.
—Veronique De Rugy, National Review, 7 May 2025
Technology rationalization streamlines operations, eliminates redundancies and optimizes costs.
—Kim Bozzella, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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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
The Treasury secretary’s rationalization for Trump’s whims wouldn’t pass an undergrad econ exam.
—Veronique De Rugy, National Review, 7 May 2025
Technology rationalization streamlines operations, eliminates redundancies and optimizes costs.
—Kim Bozzella, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationalization
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Since the 9/11 attacks and the resulting congressional Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), presidents have liberally directed military strikes on the rationale that the targets were connected to 9/11 and its aftermath.—
The Editors,
National Review,
22 June 2025
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The rationale was that this care isn't technically medical.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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Iran’s model presented Tehran as a mentor and patron, incubating armed groups under the pretext of fighting just causes.—
Lina Khatib,
Time,
19 June 2025
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In recent years, reports have documented how ICE will sometimes jump on minor infractions, like a misdemeanor arrest, as a pretext to set deportation proceedings in motion, particularly in jurisdictions that cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Patterson’s explanation On August 1, three days after the lunch, Patterson was in hospital, having been convinced by doctors to stay after earlier discharging herself against their advice.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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But Jones was informed after arriving at the clinic that her appointment had been canceled without explanation.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
21 June 2025
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Here’s how the thesis goes: First, acquire traditional business process outsourcing (BPO) companies such as call centers and accounting firms at modest valuations of 1x revenue.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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However, TVLine may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
26 June 2025
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Theft by false pretense: Someone contacted a Saratoga resident claiming to work for Kaiser Hospital and the Chinese police.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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Tiron Alexander, 35, was convicted by a federal jury of wire fraud and entering a secure area of an airport by false pretenses on June 5, according to a press release by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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What’s uncontested is that evolution in any guise has surprises in store.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 June 2025
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Many of Mulaney’s friends — including Kroll, Seth Meyers and others from Mulaney’s inner circle — convinced him to come under the guise of a college friend’s dinner.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Trump’s predecessors feared that strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, regardless of their tactical success, could give Tehran the political justification to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and openly pursue nuclear arms, driving its program further underground and out of sight.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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The country's President Vladimir Putin met with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow on June 23 and said there was no justification for the U.S. attack and called aggression against Iran groundless.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Where there’s argument is in their belief not just that the Fed was the principal cause of the Great Depression, but that having allegedly caused it, the Fed could have somehow ended it.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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But Carlson has broken away from other Republicans over the Israel-Iran argument.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
18 June 2025
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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