pragmatic
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Tuchel has picked a talented squad, but also a pragmatic one he believes is physically equipped for the task ahead.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Saudi Arabia is focusing on Vision 2030's more pragmatic ventures as extravagances like NEOM, a futuristic city in the desert, and Riyadh's cuboid skyscraper Mukaab, are scaled back or scrapped to save costs.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“The kind of incrementalism that Eric Murphy seems to be doing is something from a bygone era, where people were more pragmatic in the movement and not punished for it,” she said.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Like Bradley, Bass is a pragmatic politician with a long record of forging relationships behind the scenes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The message suited Farmer temperamentally, because for all his scholarly understanding of developing nations’ problems, his strongest impulses were pragmatic.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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