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Recent Examples of rationalization
The key question: What does death awareness do to people?
After writing about death, people tend to quickly move on, pushing thoughts of it from consciousness with distractions, rationalizations, and other tactics.
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Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
This includes adding stores, evaluating existing units and rationalization and revamping marketing to drive traffic as well as brand awareness.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
The rationalization of policy may come at the expense of legitimacy, and vice versa.
—Calvert W. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
What To Do About It The focus should be on consolidation and rationalization.
—Amanda Whiteside, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
This includes adding stores, evaluating existing units and rationalization and revamping marketing to drive traffic as well as brand awareness.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
The rationalization of policy may come at the expense of legitimacy, and vice versa.
—Calvert W. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
What To Do About It The focus should be on consolidation and rationalization.
—Amanda Whiteside, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rationalization
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationalization
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Washington’s support for Tel Aviv was one of Osama bin Laden’s three stated rationales for declaring jihad against the U.S.Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Such is the case this year, which sees four co-leads running in the supporting categories, each with their own rationale: The POV Character: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez For the first act of Emilia Pérez, Saldaña’s lawyer is unquestionably the film’s main character.Nate Jones, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
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Not only was the mood more upbeat, the conversations were far more honest and open—with less of a pretext that things were perfect and with a belief the 2030 target of $350 billion for the apparel and textile industry—with a $100 billion of that of exports—is actually achievable.Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
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From 1972 until his assassination on Oct. 26, 1979, Park relied on emergency measures to suppress dissent, using them as a pretext to imprison hundreds of political opponents and activists, further intensifying public opposition to his government.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Still, the Selzer poll’s more than 16-percentage-point miss was wide enough that the pollster conceded she had been troubled by it and had racked her brain for explanations.James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The lack of explanation left us a bit mystified by most of the courses.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Forbes Finance Council is an invitation-only organization for executives in successful accounting, financial planning and wealth management firms.Richard Okon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Rating on Google Play at time of writing: 4.5 out of 5 (over 5,000 ratings) FreshBooks alternatives If FreshBooks isn’t quite the right fit, there are plenty of other accounting software services to check out.Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Eugene Spector is accused of gathering genetic data from Russian citizens under the pretense of scientific research, the Russian news outlet Meduza reported.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Player 456) and the secret island where luckless souls are murdered in the name of rich people’s fun, under the pretense of playing a game.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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In each portrait the artist assumes the guise of an actor or entertainer, gazing into the camera with a pleased expression or a toothy smile.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Combat, a rare low point of the original, returns in a newly scrappy guise: Each swing, dodge, and pull of the trigger is a moment of high-octane drama in itself.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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The justification for a tactical tweak has grown stronger with every passing week, partly because of form but considering the positions Villa are vulnerable in also adds weight to the case for change.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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The group has recommended the authority examine its justification for continuing to fund the project and consider revisions to the scope.Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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There is no good-faith argument that the Broncos didn’t deserve a Playoff spot and a chance to compete for a national title.Justin Williams, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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The record, of course, would come in a Week 17 game, so arguments can be had about its legitimacy.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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