reality
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In reality, middle-income families spend about 32% on average on housing, including utilities and taxes, according to 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
He also relayed the importance of doing the right thing, and creating stories based in reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
As Ms. Bowman documents, reality hasn’t borne this out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"These false reports circulating about the mobile phone or other matters -— well, perhaps for a Netflix series they're great, but reality must be built on facts and not on false news," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Although I prayed and persevered and tried my best not to worry, the reality was that once I drove outside the gates at Langley, neither my life nor the lives of my children were safe.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
At Friday's session, US deputy ambassador Jeffrey Bartos said the existing embargo was "outdated" and "insufficient to address the realities of the war today".
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Life, with all its painful realities, moves on.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
The realities of ultra-endurance exercise - multi-day events, sleep deprivation, extreme terrain and conditions, to name but a few – mean the journey to the finish line is as much mental as it is physical.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The realities of our legal system do not make this any easier.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Sometimes old copies of the Field come my way, and I am transported from this indifferent island to the realities of an English spring.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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