irrationality
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America's top banker Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of US bank JP Morgan, said he was worried, and Google boss Sundar Pichai told the BBC there was "irrationality" in the current AI boom.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
At least one fellow, however, thought the addition represented a surrender to the forces of superstition and irrationality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
It’s simply a matter of taking advantage of structural market irrationality.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025
Through the animal’s point of view, De Los Santos Arias considers the enduring grip of colonialism and the consequences of human irrationality.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Then the potential enemy is tempted to submit on points of dispute rather than unleash a global confrontation, which the aura of irrationality has made plausible.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.