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irrational

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


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In other words, he was dealing with a country just as bellicose and irrational as he is, and it had him in a funk.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

“The industry had gotten irrational with pricing,” she said.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

“Only irrational or arbitrary practices with no plausible job-relatedness can create disparate-impact liability,” it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Detective Peter Doomanis of the Los Angeles Police Department said in his declaration, filed with Carpenter's petition, that he believes the man has "developed a disturbing and irrational fixation on petitioner".

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

She experienced an utterly irrational flare of pique toward Feral.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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