reality
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In reality, the Argentina international had already trained with his new team-mates after completing his move before Friday's registration deadline, with public confirmation delayed for marketing reasons.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
"After Newcastle at the Parc, he was very criticised, unfairly, and that did not reflect reality," added Luis Enrique.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“The reality is seniors are retiring and young people are struggling to get jobs. Those two groups don’t get unemployment aid,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
The author recalls an interview he did with the herpetologist: Despite this account not conforming to reality, “everything Wells was telling me made perfect sense,” he writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Alas, Clare was forced to face the harrowing reality: Just as in his short, lonely life, he was unworthy of affection.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The fight has also exposed the realities Mamdani faces now that he is in office to follow through on campaign promises when faced with fiscal constraints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
He says a dystopian future like the one portrayed in the film is "frightening to think about" but "it's something we have to examine and remember, because we are on the cusp of these realities".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the same time, they have become progressively vitriolic toward anyone who notes that the era’s realities were much harsher than what was shown on Nick at Nite sitcoms.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
When prices are bundled or obscured, consumers—in this case students—encounter fewer day-to-day reminders of opportunity costs or the economic realities that accompany virtually every decision in ordinary life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The kinds of things that people create through this network of stories are known in academic circles as ‘fictions’, ‘social constructs’, or ‘imagined realities’.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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