psychologically
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Yatsechko needs his morning run to stay psychologically grounded, he says: “For many Kyiv residents, running has become an anchor in uncertain times.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
But due process is endangered if victims can’t report allegations without facing public abuse and threats of being falsely accused themselves that it becomes psychologically impossible to live their lives.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The threshold doesn’t hold any particular economic significance, but it is psychologically important for buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“It is a psychologically important level,” said Brij Khurana, fixed-income portfolio manager at Wellington, of the 5% marker.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
There is also the distress, for all concerned, associated with the unwanted child, and there is the problem of bringing a child into a family already unable, psychologically and otherwise, to care for it.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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