rationally
Americanadverb
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A judge said tenant affordability was one of the factors the board could consider as long as it did so fairly and rationally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“We cannot rationally justify a pause when a Governing Council driven by an insurance motive now faces a substantially worse inflation outlook than in March,” he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Even if you believe in the goals, none of them is rationally achievable within the traditional investor’s horizon of a few years or even a few decades, much less within your lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
"With these findings, we're laying a new foundation for rationally designing tires."
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
This was complete lunacy as far as he was concerned, and there was no way to deal with it rationally.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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