pragmatics
Example Sentences
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Those favoring more incremental change are sold as fair and pragmatics, given the general opposition that Republicans and older voters have toward free college tuition.
From Seattle Times
Essex County lawmakers, who say they have improved conditions at the jail, point to pragmatics.
From New York Times
The pragmatics are creating political momentum that might make it more difficult for Senate Republicans to resist impeachment.
From The New Yorker
Still, the pragmatics point to the math a Democrat will need to get to 270 electoral votes.
From Seattle Times
"I still wrestle with whether it's right that a private individual should fund this. Yet nothing else was forthcoming, and pragmatics outweigh principles," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
