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realist

[ree-uh-list] / ˈri ə lɪst /
NOUN
pragmatist
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The 54-year-old Dyche, who was previously in charge at Everton and Burnley, said he was a "realist" about his precarious situation and spoke like a manager resigned to his fate.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

He made his home in the Scottish Borders and wrote readable, accessible novels in the realist tradition.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

A pragmatic realist, he stopped short of calling for immediate emancipation, which he knew was unacceptable to most American voters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

I am a realist who has no use for hope-peddlers and happy-pill sellers in this time of existential crisis.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

Digges, Bruno, Benedetti and Gilbert were members of the tiny group of realist Copernicans.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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