rationally
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Economists remind us that the Luddites were acting rationally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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
“The second one is, can they rationally assist their attorney?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
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