rationale
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"Showing that the process of protein production loses fidelity with aging provides a kind of underlying rationale for why all these other processes start to malfunction with age," said Frydman.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Part of the rationale to legalize sports gambling was that professional athletes make so much money that they wouldn’t be tempted by bribes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Swinney said that "the highest standards" had been applied to the "deep and forensic criminal investigation" into Murrell, adding that the Crown Office does not disclose the rationale for its decisions.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Now that he’s focusing entirely on the rationale of keeping Iran from going nuclear, it’s clear that this isn’t a good reason either—he has in fact admitted as much.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The instructor handed out garbage bags for us to place our uniforms in and offered us the rationale for this ritual of suffering.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing rationale
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