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Recent Examples of psychological Eleftherios Saftis, a health psychologist and DIS Copenhagen faculty member whose teaching and research explore ecopsychology and the role of nature in psychological well-being, contributed to writing this article. Todd Lookingbill, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 The residents claimed a psychological toll because the investments funded Israeli military action that ultimately killed and displaced their family members living in Gaza. Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Instead of getting his son psychological help, Colin Gray gave the boy an AR-15-style weapon as a Christmas present that the teen ultimately used to carry out the mass shooting at Apalachee High School, prosecutors said. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 July 2026 Higher levels of openness to experience, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were tied to better psychological well-being and engaging in more leisure activities in older age. Refractor, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for psychological
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Adjective
  • Check the number, ask one practical question, and choose what supports your comfort without adding unnecessary clutter, cost, or mental noise today.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Andrew’s research now largely focuses on how brain function is associated with various mental states—in particular, religious and mystical experiences.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The destruction would be limited to Taiwanese assets, helping Beijing maintain its argument that the operation was strictly an internal matter and ensuring that international powers couldn’t claim a greater need to intervene.
    Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Routine, high-volume tasks such as summarization, classification and internal productivity workflows can often be routed to more cost-efficient models that deliver acceptable quality at scale.
    Japjeev Kohli, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Sinot used a palette of pure white, vibrant magenta, and dandelion yellow, with the white color concentrated in the inner corners and dotted with teeny pink spots that faded into bright pink at the outer corners.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The rubble could then come together, forming Neptune's inner moons, with the clay minerals exposed on their surfaces.
    Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • With an interior volume of 1,100 GT, the yacht features a generous open-plan layout designed to blur the traditional boundaries between the indoor and outdoor environments.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The developer delivers the powered shell; the tenant funds interior IT fit-out.
    Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Psychological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychological. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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