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By 2016, there was no difference between the Senate and presidential map, and in 2020, only Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, bucked her state's presidential results, winning reelection on the back of a longstanding brand of pragmatism.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
But Iranian leaders have displayed pragmatism in building their network of allies, and their associates enjoy agency and autonomy.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023
Be Realistic With Yourself Danika Waddell, the founder of Xena Financial Planning in Seattle, raised the importance of personal comfort level and pragmatism in financial planning for equity comp and company shares.
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Starmer, similarly, promised to bring more pragmatism and competence to the Labour leadership after taking over the party from his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn, pledging to transform Labour from a party of protest into an electable party of government.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 28 June 2024
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
But Iranian leaders have displayed pragmatism in building their network of allies, and their associates enjoy agency and autonomy.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023
Be Realistic With Yourself Danika Waddell, the founder of Xena Financial Planning in Seattle, raised the importance of personal comfort level and pragmatism in financial planning for equity comp and company shares.
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Starmer, similarly, promised to bring more pragmatism and competence to the Labour leadership after taking over the party from his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn, pledging to transform Labour from a party of protest into an electable party of government.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 28 June 2024
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