rational
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But they shared an aversion to conventional plot, coherent character psychology and even rational argument.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
“The goal is to get them to look at information from a factual, rational place, not a fear state.”
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
Investors have calculated that rational decision-making by world leaders will prevail in short order.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
That’s a doubleplus-ungood list of options, and while it’s easy to say that the first one presents the most rational outcome for all sides, it’s not clear that even matters.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Cantor’s theory would show that Kronecker's precious integers—and even the rational numbers—were nothing at all.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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