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as in cases
something that actually exists
the ambition to make his dreams a reality
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as in things
one that has a real and independent existence
you'll need to cope with a whole new set of realities once you've become a parent
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Recent Examples of realities
The implicit goal of The Bear is to depict the realities of working in a restaurant.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The challenge is continuously understanding how external realities are evolving relative to enterprise exposure, market expectations and governance obligations.
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Nosa Omoigui,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
That is a given, even if the financial realities, as laid out by the show, don’t make sense.
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Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Tapping DeSorbo brings in authenticity and relatability to the acne conversation — both has helped normalize the emotional realities of acne.
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Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
The realities of Musk’s financing plans are difficult to grasp, with historical comparisons still falling short compared to what SpaceX wants to do.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Yet the public health leaders best positioned to help families navigate those realities are already in our schools, quietly caring for 56 million students every day.
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Jordan Schriver,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
If local business leaders, donors, and philanthropists are serious about strengthening Connecticut’s economy, the commission is an opportunity to step up alongside the public sector and help shape a system that reflects today and tomorrow’s workforce realities.
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Dr. Gisele C. Shorter,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Al Khaldi is not alone in seeking to share intimate stories that explore the realities of his community.
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Ed Meza,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The challenge is continuously understanding how external realities are evolving relative to enterprise exposure, market expectations and governance obligations.
—
Nosa Omoigui,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
That is a given, even if the financial realities, as laid out by the show, don’t make sense.
—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Tapping DeSorbo brings in authenticity and relatability to the acne conversation — both has helped normalize the emotional realities of acne.
—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
The realities of Musk’s financing plans are difficult to grasp, with historical comparisons still falling short compared to what SpaceX wants to do.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Yet the public health leaders best positioned to help families navigate those realities are already in our schools, quietly caring for 56 million students every day.
—
Jordan Schriver,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
If local business leaders, donors, and philanthropists are serious about strengthening Connecticut’s economy, the commission is an opportunity to step up alongside the public sector and help shape a system that reflects today and tomorrow’s workforce realities.
—
Dr. Gisele C. Shorter,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Al Khaldi is not alone in seeking to share intimate stories that explore the realities of his community.
—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realities
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More than 300 cases of cyclosporiasis had been confirmed in the state as of Thursday, July 2, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) told ABC News.
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Michigan, which typically identifies about 50 cases of cyclosporiasis in a year, has reported at least 170 cases, clustered in seven counties, over the past nine days, according to the state’s Department of Health.
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Highlight reels are dominated by exceptional athletes doing exceptional things.
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Welcome back to Kick It, the AJC’s newsletter for all things World Cup.
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Spectators can also use the tool to access photos, history and basic facts about the legendary aircraft roaring overhead.
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Instead, they must be guided by the real-time facts of each situation, measure their key performance indicators carefully, and weigh the probabilities of different possible outcomes.
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What adds more fuel to this fire is that most financial regulation still operates around the concept of individual legal entities.
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According to the president’s latest financial disclosure, his entities DT Marks Defi and DT Marks SC realized nearly $263 million in net proceeds from the sale.
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In a bilingual classroom next door to Waits’ class, students made predictions in Spanish on which objects would float or sink — flotar or hundirse — in a bucket of water.
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Betty Kioko, an institutional affairs adviser at ESO, said the United Nations Outer Space Treaty, signed in 1967, states that the responsibility for space launches is with the nation states where those space objects are registered.
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Some accounts cite an April 23, 2026 effective date, while the FDA’s own docket shows substances still moving through review months later.
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That’s why only seven substances, BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, MOTS-C, Emideltide, Semax and Epitalon, are on that meeting’s agenda even though far more than seven have already cleared the earlier hurdle.
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