as in entities
one that has a real and independent existence
other worlds are existents that are generally taken for granted in works of science fiction
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Noun
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Governments created these entities to facilitate commerce.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026 -
For any projects that FEMA rejects for reimbursement, local entities would have two years to repay the loan.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her daughters — artists Alison and Lezley, and writer Tracye, their mother’s studio director — also stay on the lookout for objects that might catch her eye.—
Leigh-Ann Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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With a friend, slowly rake it across the floor to pick up dust and debris, and to push out larger objects from underneath the couch.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many appear to be covered in white, yellow, red or brown substances.—
Ryan Hansen,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Aldermen also became embroiled in a heated but symbolic debate about hemp after Johnson vetoed an ordinance approved by the council last month that would have broadly banned many intoxicating hemp substances.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the past few months, however, things have changed.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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There’s something about studying real-life situations that have happened and then creating and imagining into this fictional kind of characterization of things.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When district lines are drawn in a way that ignores these realities, the result is structural exclusion.—
Chris Alexander,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Engineered for Wind, Rain and Altitude FOGATTI’s upgraded weatherproof design addresses those realities directly.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
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