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realist

[ree-uh-list] / ˈri ə lɪst /
NOUN
pragmatist
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Where are the supposed realists and restrainers who run this Administration?

From The Wall Street Journal

In particular, he sharpens our image of the Hobbesian Thucydides, who founded the realist theory of international relations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Renowned as a queen of literary horror — her stories brim with ghosts, werewolves, zombie infants — here she reveals a realist side, journalistic yet intimate.

From Los Angeles Times

Rangers had negotiated ties with Panathinaikos and Viktoria Plzen in previous weeks and, while there was praise for getting through, the realists weren't blind to the luck they experienced along the way.

From BBC

Walt is in no sense an outlier here; he’s an authoritative voice of what we might call left-liberal “realist” foreign policy opinion.

From Salon