pragmatist
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She’s a loyal House Democrat, a pragmatist more focused on legislation than spectacle.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Chance handed post-Maduro power to Rodriguez, a former economics minister with a reputation as a pragmatist, says Angela Pachon, special adviser to University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Larijani was described as a pragmatist by a western official who met him during last month's aborted negotiations to secure a nuclear deal between Iran and America.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
A pragmatist as well as an ideologue, Khamenei endorsed diplomacy when convenient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Ever the pragmatist, Rutherford was the first to see that there could be a valuable practical application in this.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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