rational
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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
According to China's Cyberspace Administration, the campaign's goal was to address negativity and "create a more civilised and rational online environment".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“While we do not see Meta abandoning its pursuit of AGI/ ChatGPT clones, we think this could be the first catalyst to more rational spending,” he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Neoclassical economic theory assumes how this rational individual behaves in response to prices and incentives, and this forms a basis to model the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Even today the artist remains a magician whose work can mystify and move us—an embarrassing fact to civilized people, who do not readily relinquish their veneer of rational control.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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