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realism

[ree-uh-liz-uhm] / ˈri əˌlɪz əm /
NOUN
authenticity
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It roils with observations about teamwork, inequality and success, but presents as a spangled, stoner-comedy extravaganza with the moxie to give a Monty Python-esque raspberry to realism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

What sets their story apart from other revenge-laden tales of late is Harris’ remarkable knack for unvarnished realism.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

To prepare for the role, he studied Benin influencers, music and dialect details many viewers praised for their realism.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Beyond the virtuosic marriage of realism and symbolism lies the message French so gracefully conveyed: that architects are more than engineers, and that, at its best, architecture deserves the same status as painting and sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The friars who commissioned his work had, as followers of St Francis, a love of the natural world, and thus a desire for a new realism in art.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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