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real

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /


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"This isn't a hypothetical plan, it's a real force, ready to help Ukraine once the fighting stops," UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting was quoted as saying in the UK statement.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Jon Sandison, a high school history teacher and Shetland tour guide, said there were real concerns that Shetland could be attacked after Germany invaded Norway in 1940, during World War Two.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“The buildout has too much momentum for either party to derail; power, permits and people are the real constraints,” the analysts at said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

On the surface, “this sounds like a smart strategy,” said Gu, because companies can treat their richly valued shares as an opportunity “to acquire some real assets.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

It was not the first time that he believed what the eyes of his imagination saw instead of what was real.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Spaniards have rhapsodized over Gypsy Vicente Escudero ever since, at the age of 9, he danced in the streets with his Gypsy relatives, went through the crowds passing his worn cap for reales.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without knowing what to say, he paid ten reales more so that his sons could have that prodigious experience.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

For the price of five reales, people could look into the telescope and see the gypsy woman an arm’s length away.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

She even prevented his going to the barber's for fear he should spend the two reales, and so the barber came on Saturdays to shave him.

From The Fourth Estate, vol.1 by Armando Palacio Vald?s

We were rather surprised at seeing this bird here, the local hunters having specially assured us that only "aguilas reales" bred in that sierra.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck

In Caracas, prices are often denominated in dollars or euros, while on the borders, Colombian pesos and Brazilian reals are often used.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

I’m just so happy that it’s all been captured for reals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024

He initially charged people 650 reals, or about $127, But organizers gathered enough donations, Amaral said, that they were able to cover the trip.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2023

Overall, the government expects the auction, which could continue into Friday, to bring in as much as 50 billion reals.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

“Wow! For reals? That’s a lot of people.”

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III


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