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hard-nosed

hard·no·sed

uncommon

adjective

1.

guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

  • “a hardheaded appraisal of our position”
  • “a hard-nosed labor leader”
  • “completely practical in his approach to business”
  • “not ideology but pragmatic politics”

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