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irrational

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


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During periods of irrational exuberance, stock prices tend to rise more quickly than Wall Street’s earnings estimates.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Macgregor had never known her old friend to be irrational.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“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

She never forgot her irrational rage at the other two younger children who had for some reason been spared.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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