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as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
a practical and simple solution for the town's waste disposal she has some practical information on sightseeing in San Francisco
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as in pragmatic
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
a practical caseworker who doesn't spend a lot of time philosophizing while doing social work in the inner city
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Recent Examples of practical
And there are practical implications: any PEN Centre or any member of a PEN board that doesn’t want to engage with politics that need urgently to be engaged with can simply point to article 2 in defence of its position.
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Kamila Shamsie
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Nevertheless, the safety zone concept, essentially managing access to and activities around specific areas, could be a practical tool for protecting heritage sites.
—Michelle L.d. Hanlon, Space.com, 20 June 2025
Macy is the practical one, looking at the sorry finances and trying to keep the clan on course, turning to religion for support as well as a cast member of the troupe, Kyle (Simon Rex) who offers her some empathy and perhaps more (at least that is what we are told later) missing from her life.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 June 2025
The program, which previously ran in Beijing for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024, held its launch event at the Crowne Plaza Shanghai, with industry figures highlighting both the cultural exchange potential and practical business opportunities for Italian-Chinese film cooperation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 June 2025
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Kamila Shamsie
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Nevertheless, the safety zone concept, essentially managing access to and activities around specific areas, could be a practical tool for protecting heritage sites.
—Michelle L.d. Hanlon, Space.com, 20 June 2025
Macy is the practical one, looking at the sorry finances and trying to keep the clan on course, turning to religion for support as well as a cast member of the troupe, Kyle (Simon Rex) who offers her some empathy and perhaps more (at least that is what we are told later) missing from her life.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 June 2025
The program, which previously ran in Beijing for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024, held its launch event at the Crowne Plaza Shanghai, with industry figures highlighting both the cultural exchange potential and practical business opportunities for Italian-Chinese film cooperation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practical
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Additionally, tax-loss harvesting, or selling investments that have lost value to offset gains, can be a useful strategy to reduce your taxable income.—
Prasanna Kumar,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Nate Williams, Rockets (NG) Williams has a $2.2 million deal for the coming season that doesn’t guarantee until opening night, which means the Rockets are likely to drag this out all summer and see if his contract is useful for aggregation in a salary match.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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And Pérez has always been pragmatic: While half of his business comes from selling to the luxe set, the other 50% comes from rental apartments and affordable housing.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Maybe a new, pragmatic leadership will emerge—one that realizes that the time has come for Iran to stop picking fights, end its global isolation, and pursue its own development.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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Holcomb objected, saying it hasn't been established that that definition is applicable to this case.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
18 June 2025
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Hosts and guests are always required to comply with applicable laws concerning firearms, ammunition, dangerous objects, and other self-defense devices.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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At least investors are being realistic about Crescent Capital’s dimming prospects of late, driving shares down to a wild 23% discount to NAV.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The experiential dragon riding is more immersive and realistic Watching the original Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) learn to saddle up and soar with Toothless entertained a generation of kid film fans.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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This includes tech startups like Queen One, which just signed a 10-year lease for its new headquarters in Williamsburg, joining a thriving innovation ecosystem in Brooklyn and contributing to New York City’s status as the applied AI capital of the world.—
Adolfo Carrión Jr,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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The Latin root of compliance means a physical response to force—what happens to a bodily organ under applied pressure.—
Zoe Roth
April 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2025
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