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psychological

[sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /


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Bret Parsons, a real estate agent with the Craig Strong Group at Compass, said the war is having a psychological effect on buyers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Imagine, Mr. Nguyen says, that one day all of humanity’s problems are solved: “all our medical problems, all our resource scarcity, all our psychological problems.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In the same way, a reverse stock split is a psychological negative, because it appears to imply that the company doesn’t expect the stock price to rise on its own.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

The same report said consumers are increasingly paying not just for function, but for emotional resonance, identity, and psychological comfort.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

“No, no, you must never underestimate the psychological importance of such things. We never ask them to eat the goat instead.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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