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Both men have had successful careers in the private sector and are expected to bring the same pragmatism and savviness to their new roles.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Sophie agrees that there is an inescapable pragmatism when using mainstream dating apps when you are disabled.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Today this same tension – between ideology and pragmatism – promises to play out prominently in the incoming administration’s China policy.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
The race represents a rare case of low name recognition being advantageous, particularly in a state like Arizona that values pragmatism.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Sophie agrees that there is an inescapable pragmatism when using mainstream dating apps when you are disabled.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Today this same tension – between ideology and pragmatism – promises to play out prominently in the incoming administration’s China policy.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
The race represents a rare case of low name recognition being advantageous, particularly in a state like Arizona that values pragmatism.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Pragmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatism. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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