as in logical
based on sound reasoning or information
the only commonsensical solution would be to divide the children into groups according to age
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In the absence of that, there may be a need for an arbiter, with Igbokwe and Berwick’s boss, Langley, as the logical choice.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025 -
The policy becomes logical when considering the incubation periods of STDs and how those timelines differ between illnesses.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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All of this could have been avoided with any number of reasonable, common-sense approaches to addressing homebuilding on a statewide basis.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
27 Jan. 2025
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The moves alienated longtime shoppers who valued Kohl’s for its quality clothes at reasonable prices.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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As brutal as the action looks on the surface, there is some rational trading taking place, even if some of the moves in individual stocks end up being overdone.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our rational impulses are so automatic, and so strong, that we’re now faced with the problem of what to do with the irrational.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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Another sensible name is Seahawks defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator Karl Scott, who’s been with the Seahawks since 2022.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The actuarial table that made such a decision sensible—and profitable—existed inside Franklin’s head, right next to all those ideas that ended up in the Declaration of Independence.—
Scott Z. Burns,
airmail.news,
18 Jan. 2025
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Sanchez also did not have a valid driver's license, according to the affidavit.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Others believe the practice undermines the valid goal of requiring workers to come back to work sites to improve productivity.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Mancini, meanwhile, doesn’t have a high ceiling but has a good chance of developing into a legitimate upgrade compared to who the Canucks have iced on the right side of their third pair this season (Noah Juulsen/Vincent Desharnais).—
Corey Pronman,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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Principles of good administration, therefore, necessitate action to restore accountability to the career civil service, beginning with positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Commonsensical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonsensical. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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