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rationality

[rash-uh-nal-i-tee] / ˌræʃ əˈnæl ɪ ti /




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Ms. de Graaf is similarly skeptical of the question’s usefulness and helpfully describes what she calls “epistemic” rationality: It involves “the way you appraise reality. Maybe you appraise it differently from other people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"These rules lack humanity and rationality, and they oppress us every day."

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

We comfort the comfortable, and we look for hope in norms and in institutions and in rationality.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025

It’s the second factor that often keeps takeover bids alive long after the proposed deals lose their economic rationality.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

“Something is knocking on the doors,” Theodora said in a tone of pure rationality.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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