rationales
- plural of rationale.
Example Sentences
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Though Leibowitz toppled bond-market orthodoxies early in his career, he valued the wisdom of his predecessors and advised young people to ask old-timers for the rationales behind their time-tested methods.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Investors look for reasons to take profits, even though the rationales may have nothing to do with the market action.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
None of these rationales bears any relation to a traditional American national security strategy.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
But when it comes to Bitcoin, well-considered investment rationales have a way of taking a back seat to greed, fear, and adrenaline.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
