real
Example Sentences
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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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