realism
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She said her focus had previously been on realism, but it shifted about two years ago when she began experimenting with reds and blues.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s standards of literary criticism, like his philosophy, are focused on realism, felt experience and humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
One central scene that employs magical realism to trace the history of Black music from West Africa through the blues to present-day hip-hop is a standout -- before the blood flows.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
The former Solicitor General of the United States puts the tariffs case in its legal realism context.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
The crucifix she hung from the wall, fascinated, as she always was, by the realism of the tiny nails lodged in the crockery feet of Jesus.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing realism
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Reading: Literature - Middle School
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