rational
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Spreads should be wider than normal to add another level of dealer protection as the market mob is anticipated to make decisions that are unmoored from rational analysis.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
For most American teenagers, the decline is a rational bet on a future that rewards their time elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The idea that valuing this in a rational way for tax purposes is somehow too hard is an insult to our intelligence.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
According to China's Cyberspace Administration, the campaign's goal was to address negativity and "create a more civilised and rational online environment".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
But Cantor’s hierarchy of infinities would tell a different tale: it would show just how little space the rational numbers take up on the number line.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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