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with reason

  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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He said that the boy's parents believe "and in my judgment with reason" that their son has "at very least peripheral involvement with gang culture and has exhibited an unhealthy interest in knives".

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Attending a May Day demonstration promoted by the First Unitarian Universalist Church, she said everyone who opposes the Trump administration should continue appealing to those friends and family members whom one "can still reach with reason."

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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.

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Republicans have publicly dismissed the poll, and many political analysts have been skeptical — perhaps with reason — that an independent candidate could actually win in Nebraska, the Osborn campaign says internal polls have reported similar results.

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“When we live in community and we live with reason to get up in the morning and purpose, we are living a healthier life,” Schubert said.

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