pragmatic
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Subsequently, he lobbied for small groups of EU states to deepen their integration and pool resources to accelerate growth in technology, defense and finance, an approach he dubbed pragmatic federalism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
Kim Parker, director of social trends research at the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan think tank, said Americans are making pragmatic decisions about eldercare.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
Most recently Mr. Burnham has been a mostly pragmatic and mostly successful mayor of Manchester.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Saudi Arabia is focusing on Vision 2030's more pragmatic ventures as extravagances like NEOM, a futuristic city in the desert, and Riyadh's cuboid skyscraper Mukaab, are scaled back or scrapped to save costs.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
It was simply that Shaker Heights, despite its idealism, was a pragmatic place, and she did not know how to be anything else.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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