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irrational

[ih-rash-uh-nl, -rash-nl] / ɪˈræʃ ə nl, -ˈræʃ nl /


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“She did something so economically irrational and inexplicable that it would make no sense other than when understood in the context of defendants’ scheme,” the filing stated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

In other words, he was dealing with a country just as bellicose and irrational as he is, and it had him in a funk.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

“The industry had gotten irrational with pricing,” she said.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

The market, said Greenspan, had exhibited "irrational exuberance".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

If you draw the diagonal—a line from one corner to the opposite corner—the irrational appears.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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