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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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The rationale for the moon-base mission is clearer than ever now that scientists have confirmed the existence of water, helium-3 and potentially other valuable minerals since the Apollo missions.—
Thomas Black,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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As a result, the city recently pointed to its need to replace lead service lines in advance of the EPA deadline, as well as make other improvements, as the rationale for a series of utility rate hikes that were approved by the council earlier this month.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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While the investigation was ostensibly about cost overruns in a Fed renovation project, many observers, including Tillis, considered that pretext.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The government insists the case has nothing to do with a free press, saying the defendants used news reporting as a pretext for years to commit acts that harmed China and Hong Kong.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Orioles backdrop behind the two men responsible for attempting to deliver an explanation for Saturday night’s seismic firing of Alex Cora and five coaches would have been funny if the situation hadn’t been so dire.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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If Pat Riley opens that door or leaves that door open, deferring to Nick Arison on answers on Monday, then yes, further explanation would seem reasonable from the executive branch.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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The documents also indicate the accounting Live Nation has used to determine payouts to artists and other partners appeared to differ from its own internal profit numbers.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Keeping a running total and reconciling it with the estate’s bank statements can help ensure accurate accounting throughout probate.—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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On the day of Lincoln’s election, the Wide Awakes patrolled polling places under the pretense of protecting democracy, while opponents viewed it as voter intimidation.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said the gun had been purchased under false pretenses in Indiana.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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During the partisan press era in the United States, news organizations aligned themselves politically and presented news from a specific partisan point of view, without the guise of objectivity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 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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Democrats challenged contradictions in the war’s justification, noting that Iran’s nuclear facilities were already reportedly destroyed in 2025.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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When those forces converge, the subsidy that makes AI accessible to ordinary workers will lose its justification.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The defendant got into some sort of argument with Velasquez, who was sitting on a stool outside the store, before the deadly conflict.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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As the argument continued, Alexander and his 62-year-old father, in turn, urinated on his neighbor’s yard in apparent retaliation for the dog’s actions, prosecutors say.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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