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practicality

[prak-ti-kal-i-tee] / ˌpræk tɪˈkæl ɪ ti /
NOUN
concern with actual use
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There’s an inherent practicality to a good biscuit.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: The best dad shoes prioritize comfort and practicality without compromising style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It was this same practicality that pushed her to get a job at the Inner City Cultural Center, a multicultural theater company born in the wake of the Watts Uprising.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

These filaments tend to behave unpredictably and often require high voltages, which limits their practicality for large-scale computing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

But my years in Tarbean had instilled an iron-hard practicality.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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