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And to no one’s surprise because, after years of political pragmatism bordering on apathy, Silicon Valley’s style of business thinking has sharpened to a social-ideological point.
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Whether playing a volatile cop in The French Connection, a criminal mastermind in Superman or a murderous sheriff in Unforgiven, Hackman delivered dialogue with an un-showy pragmatism.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
There’s so much angst in the national conservation community that paralysis has replaced pragmatism.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2025
Sanderson’s conclusions were grounded in the Chicago School of Economics’ pragmatism.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Whether playing a volatile cop in The French Connection, a criminal mastermind in Superman or a murderous sheriff in Unforgiven, Hackman delivered dialogue with an un-showy pragmatism.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
There’s so much angst in the national conservation community that paralysis has replaced pragmatism.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2025
Sanderson’s conclusions were grounded in the Chicago School of Economics’ pragmatism.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Pragmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatism. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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