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[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /


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That combination means average real hourly earnings have fallen for six straight months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"Pilots will try to fly their family because it is such a unique experience and it is just a real pleasure, so it was nice to have a really lovely, personal day out."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

DoorDash’s official announcement on Thursday that it plans to acquire Instacart isn’t a real shock to Wall Street, as a recent report indicated that this deal was drawing near.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“What we have seen success in is going directly to young people, talking about the real issues and talking about real, solid solutions that we can move forward.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Later, we’ll build your ma a real house,” Father says repeatedly.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Spaniards have rhapsodized over Gypsy Vicente Escudero ever since, at the age of 9, he danced in the streets with his Gypsy relatives, went through the crowds passing his worn cap for reales.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without knowing what to say, he paid ten reales more so that his sons could have that prodigious experience.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

For the price of five reales, people could look into the telescope and see the gypsy woman an arm’s length away.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I will allow them thirty thousand reales, and we will content ourselves with fifty thousand.

From Maximina by Armando Palacio Valdés

The reader has some idea of the caminos reales of this country, and they were all like English turnpikes compared with that upon which we entered on leaving this rancho.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by John L. Stephens

In Caracas, prices are often denominated in dollars or euros, while on the borders, Colombian pesos and Brazilian reals are often used.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

“He shot ‘Socrates’ with 30,000 reals, which is around $12,000,” said Meirelles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2021

Of the nearly 50 billion reals the administration of President Jair Boslonaro is expecting, 20% will go to the federal treasury, and the rest to building new infrastructure or improving existing networks.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

The bolívar, the national currency, is worthless, and goods are paid for in gold or reals, the Brazilian currency.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019

“Wow! For reals? That’s a lot of people.”

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III


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