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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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"Your war is not with your neighbours," he wrote in a post on X. "Return to your surroundings, and deal with your neighbours with reason and responsibility before the circle of isolation and escalation widens."

From BBC • Mar. 3, 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

And with reason: Their team, a Stanley Cup finalist a season ago, was fighting for its playoff life against a Kings team it had dispatched with ease each of the last three playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

He needs to provide stakeholders inside and outside the conference with reason to believe he’s up to the challenge.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

My brain wants nothing to do with reason.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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