realize
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I didn’t realize what it would be like to sit with people who hadn’t known what happened to their siblings and children for over 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
“It’ll basically illustrate, if we don’t already realize it, that walkability has been sort of a very forgotten stepchild of all of our transportation planning and building over the years.”
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
But anyone who wants to win in Los Angeles needs to realize that antiestablishment sentiment is in the air.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Most didn’t realize that the maker of a viral web series was a high-school student in Petaluma, Calif.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The front of the cortex seems to be hanging in space until you realize that your face fits the space underneath.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing realize
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