philosophical
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The pop star, coming off the massive success of her “Future Nostalgia” album, made an appearance to ostensibly plug her tour, lifestyle newsletter and book podcast, but viewers were treated to something more philosophical instead.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
During the fall hearing requested by Levy, a representative for him dismissed the lagoon path as a “trail to nowhere,” prompting a philosophical reply from Commissioner Mike Wilson.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Today, entanglement is more than a philosophical puzzle.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
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
He also regarded as suspect the instrumental nature, and murky methods, of rhetorical persuasion—which, by contrast with the strict logic of philosophical inquiry, they are.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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