practical
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Those changes may have practical consequences for future lunar exploration.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Not an ideological configuration, but a practical one,” said Sims.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Or perhaps a practical application of satirist William Makepeace Thackeray’s celebrated challenge: “How to live well on nothing a year.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The practical consequence is counterintuitive and easily missed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
We didn’t have more than we needed, and everything we owned was practical.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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