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realization

[ree-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌri ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
comprehension
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This realization led us to launch a national initiative at Georgetown University’s Center for Youth Justice to find, research, and recognize these burial grounds, and to honor the children buried there.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

That’s clearly a terrible realization given that you and she had such a great relationship.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“I came to that realization how heavy the crown is”

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Never mind that Amin, too, has the Red Wind, a realization that occurs during a sequence that, like a few others in “Alpha,” is not immediately apparent is happening in the ’90s storyline or before.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

And slowly, like the realization that you’ve just cut yourself on that seemingly harmless piece of paper, it did make sense what Vanessa had been saying.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin