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rationally

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


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The risky firm rationally self-selects onto the oversight track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“While we envision a future where space-based data centers become physically feasible, they currently remain rationally improbable,” Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani wrote in a note to clients Thursday morning.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 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

Of course, if I think about it rationally, they’d probably assume I was one of the middle-class indigenas, not a poor longa.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau