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reality

[ree-al-i-tee] / riˈæl ɪ ti /


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Those around him like JD Vance, Mr. Rubio, Jared Kushner—I’m less sure about Steve Witkoff—certainly grok the full reality here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Distributing too much money too soon can make the fears of running out of money a reality.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The "Modern Warfare" games depict military conflicts in the modern era, inspired by international tensions, while the "Black Ops" games take place in an alternate reality where the Cold War never ended.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

“This is proof positive that population-scale personalized medicine is not just an aspirational goal but is an achievable reality today.”

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Although I prayed and persevered and tried my best not to worry, the reality was that once I drove outside the gates at Langley, neither my life nor the lives of my children were safe.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

In his eyes, beauty takes all forms, morphing into the grotesque and outrageous before transforming again into a light, airy meringue, generously portioned atop life’s dense realities.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

"They are very sensitive to such measures because they could expose information that the regime has sought to conceal -- the realities of South and North Korea."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Flores’s lawyers said the memo highlights unsavory realities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

However, there are a couple of other basic realities.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

But when realities diverged and you found yourself on a different path from people you used to share a path with...well.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi


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