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practical

[prak-ti-kuhl] / ˈpræk tɪ kəl /




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"A practical framework that guides our cooperation over the next several years. I will note a critically important next several years."

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Current versions are not easily incorporated into computer chips, making practical integration difficult.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Abdullah cited GSK’s decision to move some drug candidates straight from early-stage to late-stage studies, and to run several pivotal trials for the same medicine simultaneously as practical applications of that pledge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Any support available is positive support in the right direction, but it may not always be practical and it isn't always suitable for every first-time buyer," she added.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

It is at this point—and at only this point—that we can say that the work of Galileo and his pupils on water flow had finally paid off by facilitating a markedly improved practical technology.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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