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Recent Examples of rationality
Our findings raise many interesting questions about rationality and ethics.
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Thomas Talhelm, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2025
Everyone who dies in the film—and everyone does die, including Santino (Marcelo Michinaux), Pedro’s young son—does so because Pedro and Jimi act without thought given to consequences, much less to rationality.
—Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
The rationality of purchasing the Pollio billboard has been debated since the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting first reported the MacKenzie Scott donation largely paid for it.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
Challenges And Limitations Despite its power, game theory assumes rationality, which may not always hold.
—Ali Faizan Rizvi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Thomas Talhelm, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2025
Everyone who dies in the film—and everyone does die, including Santino (Marcelo Michinaux), Pedro’s young son—does so because Pedro and Jimi act without thought given to consequences, much less to rationality.
—Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
The rationality of purchasing the Pollio billboard has been debated since the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting first reported the MacKenzie Scott donation largely paid for it.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
Challenges And Limitations Despite its power, game theory assumes rationality, which may not always hold.
—Ali Faizan Rizvi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationality
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Perhaps even more unsettling is the larger sense that there are other, unrelated sets of rules hemming us in on all sides, regulating seemingly every aspect of life with varying degrees of reasonableness.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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Olson, however, doesn't trust that the law will safeguard consumers, pointing to the vagueness inherent in the law's language charging the commission with evaluating a project’s reasonableness.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Growing up, and well into my early adulthood, my grandma was my best friend—a person who fostered a sense of confidence in me, loved me unconditionally, and gave me the best taste in everything nostalgic from her younger years.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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The final finished 14-14, but my abiding memory is the intoxicating swirl of noise and colour created by almost 93,000 fans, plus the sense of anticipation that accompanied the pre-match walk up Olympic Way.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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For anyone living with a pet—or just the evidence of one—this vacuum might save your sanity.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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The vagueness and disorientation are plausibly by design, meant to evoke the fracturing of Lisa’s sanity, perhaps.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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And while your mind may immediately go to the always sunny beaches in Florida or the upscale vibe of Hilton Head Island, the often overlooked sleepier towns are well worth a visit.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Not on his wife’s behalf but, rather, for the fact that he’d been given this luxury, had spent his life tending to his mind in the space that his wife had cleared for him.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Bills and Eagles both losing last week left the NFL with no unbeaten teams this year as the 1972 Perfect Season Dolphins had reason to celebrate yet again.—
Greg Cote
October 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Hill’s option will likely be exercised; there’s no reason for the club to part ways with him.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Rationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationality. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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