rationally
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Because the more Seemiller studies Gen Z, the more she finds a generation responding rationally to the world it inherited — not inventing entirely new values out of thin air.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“The second one is, can they rationally assist their attorney?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Its stance won’t be sustainable by a regime rationally interested in its own survival under conditions where most of its revenues and imports are cut off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
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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