as in logical
based on sound reasoning or information
I've always appreciated my father's levelheaded advice
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There’s pretty much always time to call one or three or five people smarter than you or just calmer than you who will ask you levelheaded questions and try to pull you back from the edge of making a big mistake.
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Perhaps the more levelheaded member of the Tika Three, Carson has played an excellent game from the middle position, operating behind the scenes and telling the right kind of lies to advance himself.
—Martin Holmes, Vulture, 12 May 2023
In conversation, Hyltin, who has never suffered a serious injury that forced her to sit out a season (or even a company tour), comes across as levelheaded and calm.
—Marina Harss, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
Mercury then checks in with Saturn, guiding us to a more levelheaded perspective.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Perhaps the more levelheaded member of the Tika Three, Carson has played an excellent game from the middle position, operating behind the scenes and telling the right kind of lies to advance himself.
—Martin Holmes, Vulture, 12 May 2023
In conversation, Hyltin, who has never suffered a serious injury that forced her to sit out a season (or even a company tour), comes across as levelheaded and calm.
—Marina Harss, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
Mercury then checks in with Saturn, guiding us to a more levelheaded perspective.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
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Against this was Newton’s vision—ridiculously occult, to the logical French mind—of action at a distance, with the sun moving the Earth by a mysterious pull that spread across space, the Earth then moving the moon, and the moon then moving the tides.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Take: Identity theft is a logical target of hackers using AI tools.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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First, how does one access exposure to gold, and second, how much is a reasonable allocation.Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Hur said the evidence did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Biden had violated the law.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Anti-intellectualism is much more than just the rejection of the scientific method or rational thought.Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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Military command structures are, by definition, authoritarian, but their effectiveness depends on accurate information and rational discussion among civilian and military leaders.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Couldn’t the writers have come up with a more sensible way to have the zombies get in?Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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These light-touch measures would be sensible even if AGI weren’t a possibility, but the prospect of AGI heightens their importance.Daniel Colson, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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More:Michigan's fall colors are hitting peak: What to know, best scenic drives What time will the sun rise Sunday morning?Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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What’s more, Virginia is rare in which voters feel good about the direction under Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, there are about 300,000 Chinese students in the U.S., though some have complained of being subjected to lengthy interrogations or having even been turned away by immigration officials despite having valid visas.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Levelheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levelheaded. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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