rational
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"Dynamic reconstruction enables low-loading catalysts to achieve high performance, offering new opportunities for the rational design of efficient catalysts while reducing reliance on high metal loadings."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
What we call the mind is therefore not purely rational but an integration of three different forms of mental process: perception, feeling and reflection—the last of which includes language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Jefferies analyst Brent Thill wrote that another Adobe veteran, David Wadhwani, had been seen as “the rational choice” given that he oversaw about three-quarters of Adobe’s revenue through his position leading the company’s creative business.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hyundai Motor told AFP that it could not "accept the union's demands" without a solid legal or rational basis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
“The White House Plumbers,” he recalled, “were not the most rational group of people.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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