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real

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /


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We excluded the real estate and communications sectors from our analysis because they didn’t become defined sectors until 2015 and 2018, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The tension is real, and families are feeling the strain.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

What about making real that hallucinated series with Cillian Murphy?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In practice this suggests that McLeod doesn’t have what most workers would recognize as a real job.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

So much for him being shy and Look Away being real.

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




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