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Recent Examples of rationality
To inject greater rationality into the system, a unified budget took effect in 1969.
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Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Tap into desire—or, better yet, anxiety—and rationality goes out the window.
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Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Such reactions may appear irrational under one standard yet reflect a form of rationality adapted to uncertainty, vivid impressions and limited information.
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Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
Juergen Habermas, one of the world’s most influential philosophers whose theories on communication and rationality shaped modern intellectual thought, died at 96.
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Geir Moulson,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Tap into desire—or, better yet, anxiety—and rationality goes out the window.
—
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Such reactions may appear irrational under one standard yet reflect a form of rationality adapted to uncertainty, vivid impressions and limited information.
—
Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
Juergen Habermas, one of the world’s most influential philosophers whose theories on communication and rationality shaped modern intellectual thought, died at 96.
—
Geir Moulson,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationality
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The residents are owed answers, even while understanding the reasonableness of not knowing all of them just yet.
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Choosing life over glory is reasonableness in action.
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Against that backdrop, some say the ships are offering a surprising sense of connection.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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Make room for summer fun—and keep your sanity—with this quick list of things to toss from your kids’ rooms before school’s out and chaos sets in.
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Your time, money and sanity are too precious to waste.
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Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
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At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
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But this also is among the reasons her books are considered must-reads in the classroom, and contemporary classics.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers made headlines in 2025 for a number of reasons.
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“Rationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationality. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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