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irrational

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


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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

Greenspan is most well-known for his 1996 speech in which he mused about irrational exuberance in the financial markets.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

The faint, irrational worry that maybe I’m not who I thought I was.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Despite the S&P 500 enjoying one of its sharpest rallies on record since the end of March, not all the telltale signs of irrational exuberance are visible at present, Goldman Sachs argues.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

To starve in order to learn about my environment was irrational, but so were my hungers.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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