pragmatic
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Germany has until recently been more cautious since it is more exposed to China's economy but the biggest supporter of a more pragmatic approach has been Spain as it seeks Beijing's investment.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Kim Parker, director of social trends research at the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan think tank, said Americans are making pragmatic decisions about eldercare.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
He had set out his stall as a sensible, pragmatic leader who would always act in the national interest - a serious man for serious times.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Most recently Mr. Burnham has been a mostly pragmatic and mostly successful mayor of Manchester.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
He was followed by the Spanish-born Quintilian, who wrote the magnificently punchy and pragmatic Institutes of Oratory—looking wistfully back to the master—in the first century ad.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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