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realist

[ree-uh-list] / ˈri ə lɪst /
NOUN
pragmatist
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“I like to describe myself as a realist with high goals,” is all she’d allow.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

But I’m also a realist when it comes to award show politics and their intersection with societal attitudes, and I have seen this movie before.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

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

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

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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