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with reason

Idioms  
  1. For a ground or cause, justifiably, as in He turned down their offer, but with reason—he didn't want to move his family to a big city. [c. 1600]


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In truth, it is devilishly complicated and all beings blessed with reason should be able to see that there are always strong counter arguments.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

In that scenario, you need an agency led by people who respond to crises with reason and levelheadedness in order to mitigate conspiratorial thinking.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2025

Thus was born Southern California’s image as a place to start anew, especially among those with reason to shed memories of a previous life.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Isaacson was not the only one in the room with reason to be grateful to them.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024

By the spring of 2005, Howie Hubler and his traders believed, with reason, that these diabolical insurance policies they’d created were dead certain to pay off.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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