rational
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Prosecutors argued that she made rational choices which demonstrated being in control of her actions.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
If stocks didn’t offer that higher expected return, rational risk-average investors wouldn’t invest in them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
When the professional cost of publishing an unwelcome finding exceeds the cost of suppressing it, rational scholars suppress it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Popular culture often describes that tension as a contest between two parts of the brain: a newer, more advanced center for rational thought and an ancient "lizard brain" that runs on instinct.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Accounting thus became the basis for rational investment choices and made it possible to decide how to divide up the profits of a partnership.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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