businesslike
Example Sentences
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Spaceflight has the opportunity to become routine and businesslike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
While conceding talks were challenging, Kremlin negotiator Vladimir Medinsky added that they had been "businesslike" and said another meeting would take place "soon".
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
The senior Ukrainian source told AFP that the tone of rhetoric between the White House and Kyiv was now "very businesslike."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
He might therefore follow the inclinations of certain of his key economic advisers like transition leader Lutnick, who favor a more pragmatic, businesslike relationship with China.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024
I liked the open, honest way in which the man talked to me; and, too, the place seemed clean, brisk, businesslike.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
