pragmatic
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“Shortening the seasoning period to six months is a pragmatic evolution,” former S&P Dow Jones Indices CEO Alex Matturri wrote on LinkedIn.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
India emphasized that it, too, looks at each issue from its own pragmatic interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Rather, it’s a pragmatic game of connecting the dots, revealing a damning picture of widespread corruption.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
According to Lopes, Washington has adopted a more pragmatic and less ideological approach to the bilateral relationship since September - when the two presidents met at the UN General Assembly in New York .
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Although colorblind approaches to addressing the problems of poor people of color often seem pragmatic in the short run, in the long run they are counterproductive.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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