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pragmatist

[prag-muh-tist] / ˈpræg mə tɪst /


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Chance handed post-Maduro power to Rodriguez, a former economics minister with a reputation as a pragmatist, says Angela Pachon, special adviser to University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Diplomats describe Larijani as a pragmatist who tentatively raised resuming nuclear talks, despite his current aggressive stance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

A pragmatist as well as an ideologue, Khamenei endorsed diplomacy when convenient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Which prompts Stiller, ever the pragmatist, to think, “Time is valuable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

To be precise, Hodges did it in a gray flannel suit, for he was a pragmatist, dubbed the “Businessman’s Governor,” a believer in method and technique over ideology and manifesto.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson



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