pragmatic
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This was a genuinely awkward moment for a governor who had pitched herself as a pragmatic centrist, and she paid for it in the headlines.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
“There will be headwinds…We’ll have to be pragmatic and determined to keep moving forward, but this is the journey that we must make.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
But in today's landscape, it can also serve a more pragmatic purpose - helping balance the books.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
These rules reflect pragmatic judgments about access, reliability, and the realities of modern voting systems.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The architecture had a spareness and an economy of line that were pragmatic to the point of absurdity.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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