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reality

[ree-al-i-tee] / riˈæl ɪ ti /


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Skates began experiencing dissociation, a symptom associated with anxiety and depression and described it as feeling detached from himself and reality.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

In reality, Leavitt is without a doubt the worst White House press secretary that I’ve ever had the displeasure of encountering since the day I first met Larry Speakes during the Reagan administration.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

“People assume the advisers are working for them all the time,” Garrett says, but the reality is that it’s more like four hours a year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

They were like, “Dream big because the dreams that you’re imagining can be your reality, especially if you work hard enough towards it.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

I tried to wish my fantasy into reality so I wouldn’t feel bad for not being there myself.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

When prices are bundled or obscured, consumers—in this case students—encounter fewer day-to-day reminders of opportunity costs or the economic realities that accompany virtually every decision in ordinary life.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In “Deep Water,” there is so much practical attention given to the couple dealing with their young daughter and the realities of child care even as there’s a baroque murder plot happening around them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

For all of sodium-ion batteries’ strengths, there is one arena where lithium-ion batteries are still tops, owing to unavoidable physical realities: the amount of energy they can store per gram.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Robert Tombs, professor emeritus at the University of Cambridge and founding editor of History Reclaimed, argued the British government relief efforts should be judged against the economic realities of the 1840s.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

It managed to overcome limitations that had plagued previous simulated realities.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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