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Recent Examples of rationalization
Since the rationalization for dropping the case was that this would allow Adams to support Trump’s immigration-law enforcement policies, the deal smacks of a quid pro quo in which the president seeks to maintain leverage over the mayor.
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The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
Read: The intellectual rationalization for annexing Greenland President Trump has now returned to the fray, with a vengeance.
—Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
The truth is that Trump’s rationalizations don’t stand up to scrutiny.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
Read: The intellectual rationalization for annexing Greenland President Trump has now returned to the fray, with a vengeance.
—Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
The truth is that Trump’s rationalizations don’t stand up to scrutiny.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationalization
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The administration's rationale appears to center on China's failure to negotiate or de-escalate the trade war, coming after Beijing hiked tariffs on U.S. goods to 84 percent in its own bout of reciprocity.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the time, the rationale was clear: reducing friction for small consignments benefited consumers, supported small businesses, and allowed customs authorities to focus their resources on high-value or high-risk goods.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed in 2022, accused Toback of leveraging his power in the entertainment industry to lure young women into meetings under the pretext of discussing potential movie roles.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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These scores are then used as a pretext to remove teachers from classrooms and place them on the DNH list, often without any misconduct, due process or opportunity for reinstatement.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Entertainment Fans of the show on social media seem to be missing a lot of crucial character development, and there’s an obvious explanation why.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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These free, printable cards are available at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and display a brief explanation of citizen and non-citizen rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The opinions expressed in this article are not intended to replace any professional or expert accounting and/or tax advice whatsoever.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This reduction was mainly attributed to lower accounting and audit fees.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Trump Administration has significantly weakened America's national security infrastructure under the false pretense of government efficiency, by reducing staffing at the Departments of Defense and State, FBI, CIA, USAID, and others despite increasing global threats.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration’s harrowing detention of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil — and the broader repression of student activism on campuses across the country — is being sold to the public under the false pretense of ensuring Jewish safety.—
Adam Jaffe,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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And in its current guise, the RS E-Tron GT Performance delivers.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
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After almost a decade out of the game, cult smartwatch brand Pebble has returned with a duo of watches, and under a new brand guise, Core Devices.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Is there any justification for Morgan Wallen having 37 tracks on his new album?—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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In today’s newsletter, our immigration reporter Jonathan Blitzer investigates these deportations—and the questionable justification behind them.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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The argument is awkward for Warner Bros. Discovery, given that Rowling and Oliver are effectively colleagues.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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But that argument is predicated on the economy being good.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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