rationally

Example Sentences

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“And so we are really just running the engine rationally so that we can acquire more bitcoin and hold it longer to the benefit of all of the investors.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"With these findings, we're laying a new foundation for rationally designing tires."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

With such a serious potential risk hanging over the market, investors are rationally choosing to favor stocks with the strongest expected earnings growth and some of the highest-quality fundamentals, Thooft said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

"The citizens participating in the debate react emotionally, while the scientists try to argue rationally," Stegbauer, the sociologist with Frankfurt University, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

You could go around implying you’d read all kinds of things, nodding knowingly when someone mentioned, say, War and Peace, and the understanding was that no one would scrutinise your claim too rationally.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro