sober-minded

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But if you thirst for a sober-minded investigation into this ominous tool — one with an approach that treats you like the intelligent being you are — you’ll have to wait for AI doc 2.0.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Such institutionwide assessment and response will also demand fundamental curricular reform, guided by sober-minded leaders moving at speeds unknown among academic-bureaucratic committees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

The second is Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a sober-minded leader long concerned about growing division, who recognizes that the last thing anyone needs right now is the temperature being dialed up any further.

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2025

Dialing down the temperature with a sober-minded, fact-guided effort at giving Anthony due process would work out better for everyone in the community.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

A site for the Silicon Valley investor, circa 1996, was not a natural home for a sober-minded value investor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis