utilitarian
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Over time, it went from being a utilitarian tool for the countryside to a cult classic, and a favourite of hippies and counter-culturalists.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
A cute AI agent is likely to generate more traction among consumers than a utilitarian large language model, Steinwold said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
The utilitarian material helped turn the century-old Milanese brand into a global fashion name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
It’s so thrilling to me how someone like Junya Watanabe comes up with his designs or how Sacai turns utilitarian clothing into something you wouldn’t expect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
My costume for traveling was utilitarian if a trifle bizarre.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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For standard utilitarians, people are nothing more than the "containers" or "vessels" of value.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2022
For utilitarians, which consequences must be considered when determining the rightness of an action?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Rule utilitarians think this list of rules can be modified as needed by reexamining each one through application of the greatest happiness principle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
According to utilitarians, rules are made to be broken, when you make people happier by breaking them.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2020
"The Anarchists are not only utilitarians, but egoists in the farthest and fullest sense."
From Anarchism by Paul Eltzbacher
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