pragmatic
Example Sentences
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These rules reflect pragmatic judgments about access, reliability, and the realities of modern voting systems.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is known as a hard-liner with a pragmatic streak.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Issues of employability are complex in China, and Zhang was known for his extremely pragmatic approach.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
As prime minister, he charted a pragmatic economic course and sought to stamp out corruption.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
The fair taught men and women steeped only in the necessary to see that cities did not have to be dark, soiled, and unsafe bastions of the strictly pragmatic.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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