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However, its overall fiscal deficit narrowed sharply from 13.4 percent of GDP in 2024 to 6.4 percent of GDP in 2025, mostly driven by spending rationalisation, the IMF said in June.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Unlike previous downturns where weaker demand and eventual supply rationalisation loosened the market, the current shock is supply-driven and much of the damage is already done.”
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
Sales in North America fell by 23.4% in the quarter mainly due to the rationalisation of the distribution network, while they posted an improving trend in China.
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2023
"Moreover, the rationalisation regarding pest control is tenuous at best as there is no evidence of this being the case."
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2021
As will be easily seen, rationalisation is of everyday occurrence with all of us, and the man who rationalises always believes he is reasoning.
From Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge by Millais Culpin
