realities

plural of 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 Brown, who was the head coach at Troy from 2015 to 2018 and West Virginia from 2019-2024, at least knows the realities of coaching a Group of Six program. Mac Engel september 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026 The result is a twisted, naturalistic fairytale about structural realities; with the right boot-heel at one’s neck, even ostensibly life-giving forces like forests and rivers can be turned against innocent people. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The people Greene makes films about look to reassert control over their realities and thus perhaps move forward. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026 Both of them worked their way from working-class realities into the upper class. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Implementation must also balance innovation with the realities of a highly regulated environment. Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Set in the director’s native western Georgia, the film follows Zuriko, a 45-year-old hazelnut farmer navigating the economic challenges, romantic adventures and the surreal realities of life in the post-Soviet village of Guria. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 But even still, experts say the realities of construction –– blasting through rock with dynamite, pouring concrete into natural landforms and storing water in reservoirs –– could have unintended effects. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Amid the security crisis and its fallout of economic hardship in the region, nightlife offers people an escape from the tough realities, said Idowu. ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • The department has sued 29 states seeking similar information and has lost in 23 of its cases so far, while many remain under appeal.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Hanaway’s application specifically asks Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the justice who oversees Missouri cases, for a stay, a temporary ruling blocking the state Supreme Court’s decision before the full court weighs in.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • You could be tempted to dismiss a creative venture or categorize a social invite as frivolous, all because there are more productive things to do.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The curved back is another nice touch that keeps things modern and fresh.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The emergency docket has become a mechanism for the Administration to create facts on the ground.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • While the facts of the cases are worlds apart, both involve intense scrutiny from both the media and the public.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Since September 2025, 18 law enforcement entities, including county sheriffs offices and city police agencies, have requested money for about 440 license plate readers through the State Board of Immigration Enforcement’s grant program.
    Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Years spent reviewing the financial controls of government entities as an external auditor, followed by service on boards and audit committees across several industries, taught a lesson that has outlasted every subsequent role.
    Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The great physicist Albert Einstein had predicted in his theory of gravity an equivalence principle, which the scientists wondered, applied to quantum objects as well.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This time round, Horvat is on to something even more deliciously odd with a study that mashes together grief, matrimonial disharmony, the alien nature of mathematical minds, and desire’s wild pursuit of obscure objects.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This pilot is meant to address a gap the district saw in a lack of specialized personnel to provide prevention education, community engagement and intervention protocols for students using substances.
    Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Bioaccumulation, the increase in the concentration of heavy metals or other toxic chemicals in a living organism’s fatty tissues and muscles over time due to the organism’s inability to break down and excrete these substances quickly enough.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

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