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pragmatist

[prag-muh-tist] / ˈpræg mə tɪst /


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When results don't come, a style that fans enjoy watching often buys a manager more time than a pragmatist might be afforded.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

She’s a loyal House Democrat, a pragmatist more focused on legislation than spectacle.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Russell, a respected literary publisher, is an eternal bon vivant, while Corrine, who works in philanthropy, is the pragmatist of the pair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Chance handed post-Maduro power to Rodriguez, a former economics minister with a reputation as a pragmatist, says Angela Pachon, special adviser to University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

To be precise, Hodges did it in a gray flannel suit, for he was a pragmatist, dubbed the “Businessman’s Governor,” a believer in method and technique over ideology and manifesto.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson



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