realized

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He reportedly realized that war with Iraq was inevitable when watching a defiant press conference on CNN by Iraqi official Tariq Aziz.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Routine, he says, makes him feel safe, but it’s something he is pushing against on this album, so much that he titled it after a phrase he realized he had used in two songs.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

When he saw the comet return, he reportedly realized he had witnessed the same object decades earlier in 989.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

“Susan modeled what I realized I wanted to become. From the moment I met her, I thought, ‘How have I never been exposed to a woman who says what she thinks without worrying about it?’

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

He resumed galloping, crying out as he realized his monocle had flown off, landing somewhere in the mossy ground.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman