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Adjective
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While the researchers don’t know for sure why speed training showed a benefit while the other forms did not, one possibility lies in the difference between implicit and explicit learning.—
Akshay Syal,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Wuthering Heights has the tunnel-vision horniness and girlish aesthetic sensibility of a high-school freshman who’s been assigned to read Brontë in class while tearing through a pile of explicit bodice-rippers under the covers at home.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Currently, Scream 7 is great with the 17-34 bunch and multicultural audiences across definite interest and first choice.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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There's a definite need to take a look at systemic safety on our roadways.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The speed limit in both the express and toll-free lanes will be 65 miles per hour.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Forte Vita Bar offers express treatments, including facials and blow outs designed for the city’s busy pace.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Working with the Materias, a researcher could follow the trail of a subject through history, philosophy, theology, poetry, the Bible, whatever — freely across categorical distinctions such as author and genre.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Once a senior official declares something with categorical certainty, the system can feel pressure – sometimes subtle, sometimes overt – to validate the headline.—
Brian O'Neill,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Away from the irrational exuberance, there are still sensible investments to be made.—
Mikael Johnsson,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The move would be both economically irrational and morally obtuse.—
Ruth Jean-Marie,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Contrary to Arya’s point, the current volatility may be seen as risk repricing under uncertainty, rather than as an illogical or paradoxical conclusion.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Saving constitutes such a huge, key chunk of life that spending can feel illogical and wrong.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Nondeductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondeductive. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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