pragmatist
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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
Like most black American leaders, McKissick was first and last a pragmatist.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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