pragmatic
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Taken together, the companion bills point to a pragmatic approach to evolving the retirement system.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
“She’s smart as a whip and she’s listening and trying to work on things that are pragmatic and having real impact on people in our community,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
India has its own foreign policy of strategic autonomy, where it looks at each issue from its own pragmatic interests—a stance it has often cited to justify its purchases of Russian oil despite U.S. criticism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
However much of a visionary MBS would like to be seen as, it seems clear that he and those around him also want to be seem as practical and pragmatic when necessary.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Trade may seem a very pragmatic activity, one that needs no fictive basis.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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