rationally
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“Nothing fits together,” Alma says at one point, but they do in a funny way—not rationally, but intuitively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"We can computationally determine exactly which sequences we need and how long they should be, and then we can rationally design them with synthetic DNA," Yennawar said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Young adults respond rationally to inflation and stagnant wages” doesn’t inspire quite the same existential panic as “Gen Z killed nightlife,” but it’s probably closer to the truth.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“We cannot rationally justify a pause when a Governing Council driven by an insurance motive now faces a substantially worse inflation outlook than in March,” he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
He knew, rationally, that he had nothing to do with the snow, just as he knew the silver dollar he carried in his pocket was not, and never had been, the moon.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
