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Recent Examples of pragmatism
An apparent aspect of this pragmatism is to seek trade partnerships in the Global South, especially member countries of the BRICS economic bloc.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The signing is savvy and forward-thinking and also the latest flex of simple pragmatism under Andree Jeglertz.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
In scores of conversations with voters over the past year, the sentiment that came through, above all, was a sense of practicality and pragmatism.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 A little extra pragmatism might be necessary very soon.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The signing is savvy and forward-thinking and also the latest flex of simple pragmatism under Andree Jeglertz.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
In scores of conversations with voters over the past year, the sentiment that came through, above all, was a sense of practicality and pragmatism.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 A little extra pragmatism might be necessary very soon.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatism
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The group’s notebooks read like fragments of fairy tales or magical realism—years of stories within stories within stories, like Russian nesting dolls.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Finding humor and humanity in space adventure Not every astronaut’s favorite film is grounded in realism.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Also striking was that George Jefferson shared his cynicism about White people and race in America via blunt humor and uncomfortable truths.—
Starr Rocque,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the art of Violette and his cohort tapped into a deeper disillusionment, the kind of corrosive cynicism that pervades a culture in which any sense of possibility for a non-horrifying future has been foreclosed.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Pragmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatism. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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