rationally

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It’s a formula that expresses uncertainty in terms of probability, rationally updating prior beliefs and reducing uncertainty based on observed evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He is bitter and scared, and he has lost the ability to reason rationally, if he ever had that ability.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Now, how is that rationally related to white-collar-crime reduction?

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

And he would talk his sons through conflicts patiently and rationally, “through all sides of what was happening,” Ryan said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

I knew, rationally, that such a thing was impossible, but for some reason it felt true.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi