in reason
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Their purveyors are interested in some other point and therefore have no interest in reason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
“Such inflated numbers are not grounded in reason, have no basis in the record, no support in the governing law, and no place in a fair and impartial enforcement system,” they wrote in their filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
Endorsements are part of a stream of persuasion based on faith in reason.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
Per Rule 6.11’s impeachment provisions, a witness can be confronted with any evidence “that has a tendency in reason to discredit the truthfulness or accuracy of the witness’s testimony.”
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2023
But after a time Scallowa got near to the stair, which only proves that there is nothing in reason you cannot teach a Shetland pony, if you love him and understand him.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Gordon Stables
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