rationally

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • May 13, 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

“While we envision a future where space-based data centers become physically feasible, they currently remain rationally improbable,” Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani wrote in a note to clients Thursday morning.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

"I can rationally understand that I'm in no way to blame, but you feel guilty that my father could do this to someone, and of course, he was unrepentant," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Funny, he thought; even though I know rationally it’s faked, the sound of a false animal burning out its drive-train and power supply ties my stomach in knots.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick