philosophical
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So there may have been a philosophical thing: “We’re going to put our foot down on more mergers. We’re not going to let this one happen.”
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Researchers worked with Le Chat, a generative AI tool developed by the French start‑up Mistral, training it on Moliere's body of work, as well as dialogues and philosophical treatises.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
In the cases we heard, conversations usually began with practical queries and then became personal or philosophical.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
To be a great philosophical mind — that is, someone who can convince others of their beliefs about the human mind and our larger nature — one must also be a salesperson.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
But he valued friendship, held cheerfulness to be the goal of life and devoted a major philosophical inquiry to the origin and nature of enthusiasm.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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