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irrational

[ih-rash-uh-nl, -rash-nl] / ɪˈræʃ ə nl, -ˈræʃ nl /


Example Sentences

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This was an irrational fear, but this was where Shiffrin was at this point.

From The Wall Street Journal

Freight was another sector that some analysts said was subjected to irrational AI fears last week.

From MarketWatch

Knowing they’ve lost the chance at a fortune, people will sometimes take irrational risks to make it back.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock market behaves a lot like a toddler: a short attention span, active imagination and some irrational fears.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just before Christmas, the court ruled that the government's assessment of damage to national security "should have been accepted by the coroner" unless it was plainly irrational or there was no supporting evidence.

From BBC