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practicality

[prak-ti-kal-i-tee] / ˌpræk tɪˈkæl ɪ ti /
NOUN
concern with actual use
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A Conservative Senedd member questioned the practicality of requiring the training, while a Senedd source told BBC Wales the idea was "hare-brained".

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

There’s an inherent practicality to a good biscuit.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

It was this same practicality that pushed her to get a job at the Inner City Cultural Center, a multicultural theater company born in the wake of the Watts Uprising.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

These filaments tend to behave unpredictably and often require high voltages, which limits their practicality for large-scale computing.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2026

But my years in Tarbean had instilled an iron-hard practicality.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Historically, these intermediate layers were also about the practicalities of transportation and the difficulty of getting election results to Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Bell said the decision to create an alternative entrance was driven more by practicalities than theatricalities.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

Can you talk through the practicalities of having an open-air practice?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2026

He suggested that the downward trend was mainly due to access to vaccines and the practicalities of making appointments, rather than "any major change in people's desire to get vaccinated."

From BBC Dec. 4, 2025

Natasha and Daniel enter the adult world of practicalities and responsibilities.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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