realize

“It’s a little disheartening to realize that somebody has done something that can’t be repaired — like, this damage cannot be repaired,” Gough said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The first two months of a relationship, when you realize the feelings are not only mutual but growing, is such a special time.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

For one, it was a blast of cold coffee to the face to realize that what qualifies as a career-derailing flop in 2006 meets or beats the quality of most made-for-Netflix features.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

They didn’t realize they were speaking with the couple whose home had been violated.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“I guess I didn’t realize it was going to be a romance, but you liked it, right?”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“Every Republican I’m aware of realizes this year requires a full commitment, in terms of time, effort, resources,” Mackowack said.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Marvel Cinematic Universe can only expand so many times before one realizes it’s not actually going anywhere.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

But when he tries to text her the next day, he realizes the number she gave him is missing a digit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Eventually he realizes that he doesn’t mind “the emotional shadow that Graceland and Elvis casts over the song. In some way I think it adds an emotional punch.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Here’s the scene: he’s gasping on the beach, realizes that he’s lying on a fishing net—and, as he sits up, is nearly bonked on the head by a falling coconut.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

I quickly realized I was not going to get my Hollywood ending.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

To do that, she realized she first needed to talk to these women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

When Wagner compared older and newer images of the same region, he realized the feature was a newly formed impact crater.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

But I realized El-Sayed didn’t have to process that day the way many of us were.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

I swallowed, watching her sink down again when she realized I hadn’t come to let her loose.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

You can and should be concerned about the impacts A.I. is already having in our time, while also realizing that these folks do not share your particular concerns.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Another concern raised by the researchers involved the amount of sucralose-6-acetate that someone might consume without realizing it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

She began cooking everything from scratch after realizing that eating highly processed foods was contributing to her eczema flare-ups.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

“I describe it like having blurry vision your whole life and not realizing how clearly you can see, until you put glasses on,” Marquez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

I looked down and I was rubbing my arm without realizing it, like I was cold.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell