rationality

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Recent Examples of rationality The most worrisome aspect is that striking first in these circumstances has an element of rationality. Robert A. Pape, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025 Enhancing Human Rationality Computational thinking is, at its core, an enhancement of human rationality. Nino Letteriello, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 What leads us toward a better future is the reconstruction of hope, readiness to learn, change, and create a new path through consensus, solidarity, and rationality. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025 While the moon and Uranus harmonize, rationality is overrated. Usa Today, USA Today, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rationality
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Noun
  • Perhaps even more unsettling is the larger sense that there are other, unrelated sets of rules hemming us in on all sides, regulating seemingly every aspect of life with varying degrees of reasonableness.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Olson, however, doesn't trust that the law will safeguard consumers, pointing to the vagueness inherent in the law's language charging the commission with evaluating a project’s reasonableness.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Your base is the foundation of any makeup look, but in the year 2025, that doesn’t have to include actual foundation—at least not in the traditional sense.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of clarity and a sense of financial empowerment, individuals experience costly missteps and are left unsure of where to find reliable guidance—eroding any trust in the mainstream financial system.
    Sandy Anderson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But that leadership and seriousness are balanced within a personality that’s critical to maintaining his team’s sanity as criticism rains.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Analyze whether being with him is worth the risk for your sanity — and your wallet.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With these factors all in mind, clips from the Vegas opening are obviously being heavily scrutinized in Motley Crue fan forums.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Put yourself into unknown territory and open up your mind, spirit and vision.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In many cases, the two reasons amount to the same thing, with the same cause.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Rationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationality. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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