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rationally

[rash-uh-nl-ee, rash-nl-] / ˈræʃ ə nl i, ˈræʃ nl- /


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But the residents of Nodaway County, Mo., are answering rationally when they object to the proposed data center he describes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

"We can computationally determine exactly which sequences we need and how long they should be, and then we can rationally design them with synthetic DNA," Yennawar said.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

“Young adults respond rationally to inflation and stagnant wages” doesn’t inspire quite the same existential panic as “Gen Z killed nightlife,” but it’s probably closer to the truth.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

“We cannot rationally justify a pause when a Governing Council driven by an insurance motive now faces a substantially worse inflation outlook than in March,” he added.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

“Even when you knew, rationally, that there was nothing in it that could harm you.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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