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a statement given to explain a belief or act
the rationale for starting the school day an hour later is that kids will supposedly get an extra hour of sleep
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Recent Examples of rationales
This episode of What’s Ahead demolishes the rationales of these anti-car fanatics.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The rationales have changed, but the policies remain the same.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 2024
All of these rationales have further raised the stakes on what will happen after the Party Congress is finished.
—Yanzhong Huang, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2022
Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The rationales have changed, but the policies remain the same.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 2024
All of these rationales have further raised the stakes on what will happen after the Party Congress is finished.
—Yanzhong Huang, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2022
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“Rationales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationales. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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