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psychological

[sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /


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But on Thursday morning, the unit broke the psychological 18,000 barrier to hit 18,047 against the greenback.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Even the most altruistic acts have some psychological or emotional underpinning.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“It isn’t the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being,” he said in a 2019 interview with Empire Magazine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The cinematic, seven-minute music video for both tracks is directed by Jessica Lee Gagné, who was a lead cinematographer on the psychological thriller series Severance.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Henry Kissinger, a contemporary politician, wrote: “Deterrence depends, above all, on psychological criteria. For purposes of deterrence, a bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.”

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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