rational
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In other words, this is an entirely reasonable, rational movie!”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
All of this means that people who show up sick to the hospital aren’t told what they’re sick with for days or nearly weeks in an area where outsiders are seen with rational skepticism.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Today I’m breaking down why I think the market’s meteoric rise is still rational, and how the software sector proves that investors are grounded in reality.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The idea that valuing this in a rational way for tax purposes is somehow too hard is an insult to our intelligence.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
The soul, Descartes claimed, is unique to rational human beings; animals have no soul and no capacity to reason.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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