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realization

[ree-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌri ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
comprehension
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The realization that one of the country’s top sprinters was a Vista graduate who got her start at the same meet served as further inspiration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Watertown Public Schools said Merkin’s and others’ feedback—as well as a realization that YouTube’s filters “increasingly proved ineffective”—led to a districtwide block by January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

One of the defining breakthroughs that set quantum physics apart from classical physics was the realization that matter behaves very differently at extremely small scales.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

It’s a news-based index that measures “the threat, realization and escalation of adverse events associated with wars, terrorism and any tensions among states and political actors that affect the peaceful course of international relations.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

And slowly, like the realization that you’ve just cut yourself on that seemingly harmless piece of paper, it did make sense what Vanessa had been saying.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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