pragmatic
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Kulbergs, a 46-year-old former businessman considered "pragmatic" by local media, said he hoped to create an "enlarged coalition" to administer the Baltic country until parliamentary elections are held October 3.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“If you’re going to focus on recruitment and retention, you have to be pragmatic and address the needs of young women,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
According to Lopes, Washington has adopted a more pragmatic and less ideological approach to the bilateral relationship since September - when the two presidents met at the UN General Assembly in New York .
From BBC • May 7, 2026
He is firmly in the pragmatic camp when it comes to evidence synthesis, believing that investing at least some effort in collecting evidence still dramatically ups the chances of making a good choice.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Trade may seem a very pragmatic activity, one that needs no fictive basis.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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