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realization

[ree-uh-luh-zay-shuhn] / ˌri ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
comprehension
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"Even though we believed these theories to be true, it's important to have an experimental realization, something you can poke and prod," Alicea says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Watching them slowly come to that realization is what makes “United 93” so devastating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

I teared up at the realization: We are our fathers’ sons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The experience of unpacking history often makes things feel more real, but this particular realization was simply uncomfortable.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

I groan at the realization that I’ll have to explain this, crumpling into Dara, who is nice enough to give me a hug.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

With all of her adulthood realizations, Tomlinson also reflects on what she wishes she could tell her younger self.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Private-market vehicles assume regular realizations of unlisted share investments and repayment of private loans, which have slowed due to the lack of exits or losses.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

The company attributed the gain to higher sales volumes as well as favorable price realizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

The team also measured how easily this fluid flows and found that its viscosity is extremely low, making it one of the closest realizations of a perfect fluid ever observed.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026

And as I start to cry, the realizations start to hit me, all over again.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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