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[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /


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The Dubai-based luxury real estate developer—founded by billionaire Abbas Sajwani—said Thursday that it bought the 43-floor hotel from Mismak Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This is something more extreme: the construction of an entirely separate reality in real time, one that rejects the evidence of the senses.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

As a color, material, and metaphor, gold has been a trademark of Trumpworld since the 1980s, a decade of excess that found Trump building and gilding various real estate holdings.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"What we need is a real migration policy that means people from African countries don't have to risk their lives but can come to Europe and have options for work."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Deep down, when I hear myself say the real truth out loud, I know it sounds ridiculous, even though I also know it isn’t.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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