rationalism
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"That spiritual feeling has always been there, it's just that I haven't rationalised it or intellectualised it," she said in the Times interview.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
The country's infrastructure minister, Vladimir Svet, insisted "we are decreasing the budget as much as possible, we’ve rationalised the public procurement process and, if necessary, we'll take on a loan."
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
The remaining two factories will be also rationalised and produce vehicles for exports to emerging markets.
From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023
Perhaps a rationalised rail system will ultimately be seen as the best solution for congestion.
From Economist • Feb. 11, 2016
To rationalise even contemporary history as M. Loisy has rationalised the Gospels would be suicide for Catholicism.
From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph
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Chapter 22: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
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