realist
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"Since day one of our evacuation, I have been a realist about the situation," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
I’m a realist, so I would like to know whether this is a realistic option and what other factors I should consider before making this decision.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
As we follow him, what seemed like a close look at a regional folk dance soon reveals itself as a magical realist journey that’s both beguiling and amusing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Primarily a sculptor and printmaker, Catlett worked in the social realist tradition and her work often celebrates the dignity of Black and brown working people, especially women.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
This book will look, I trust, realist to relativists and relativist to realists: that is how it is meant to look.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
De Palma may be best known for his stylistic trademarks and penchant for perversion, but he’s also one of American cinema’s great realists.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
“We are realists, but we are not worrywarts either,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
Foreign-policy realists focus on interests and tend to dismiss shared values and myths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
And the realists should do what they must to win.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
Clavius’s argument here is identical with that of modern realists who claim that science must approximate to the truth, otherwise it would not be able to make successful predictions.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing realist
Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941), List 2
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