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pragmatist

[prag-muh-tist] / ˈpræg mə tɪst /


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A pragmatist, Parmelin seemed to make more headway with US President Donald Trump than his predecessor Karin Keller-Sutter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I think that we have to shift it away from ideological labeling to really concrete economic ideas — you know, they call her a pothole pragmatist, the DSA does. ... That’s what we need.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

She’s a loyal House Democrat, a pragmatist more focused on legislation than spectacle.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Always the pragmatist, Roosevelt believed that if sending a delegate to Rome could help American foreign policy, he was going to send a delegate to Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

The world's ultimate pragmatist just shrugs and says: "NhUng gi minh mong it khi nao no jcay ra. Nhung gi minh khong muon thi no lai cti den."

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan


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