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irrational

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


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“The current ‘flash-sale wars’ are typical competition under demand-side economies of scale but have escalated into irrational capital burn,” said Chen Tianhao, an associate professor at Tsinghua University.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

She did some moves that were pretty irrational, and she would have times where she would act on impulse, and it became more and more unstable and unsafe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

A stop loss is an irrational tool deployed to prevent something even more irrational.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

People described seemingly irrational spending, filling rooms full of things they had no need for and didn't want.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

She had supposed this moment would come one day, but she had always had the irrational hope that somehow her grandfather’s influence would protect her.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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