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With a little fine-tuning, a model can pilot a robot in the real world as if it were a character in a videogame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I remain skeptical that any political party in this country can affect real and lasting positive change.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
The environment director noted that "ongoing pressure on States' budgets" have sparked real term cuts to the budgets for Saumarez Park in recent years, including a "significant reduction" in 2026.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“The real attraction of professional sports is it seems somewhat recession-proof,” said James Adams, director of CFA program curriculum and an adjunct professor at New York University.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
His overalls are too clean for him to be a real farmer.
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
In 1590 the amount was raised to ten reales.
From A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows
The very buildings that were to be removed sent forth crowds of leperos willing for a few reales to aid in destroying the walls which had once harbored them.
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 initially charged people 650 reals, or about $127, But organizers gathered enough donations, Amaral said, that they were able to cover the trip.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2023
“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
“Wow! For reals? That’s a lot of people.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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