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for real

PHRASE
in reality; actually
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PHRASE
genuine; sincere
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Spanish outlet Marca reported comments last week from Hungary boss Marco Rossi in which he said Szoboszlai's one dream was to play for Real Madrid.

From BBC

But much more money would be needed for real remediation, and other companies are likely to be culpable too, experts said.

From Barron's

“It’s kind of a relief . . . not being related to them. I don’t want to be like Mom and Dad, anyhow. But who am I for real? Who are my real parents?”

From Literature

Wednesday brought a selloff for real estate companies like BXP and Jones Lang LaSalle.

From Barron's

"We had wanted it so badly. We had imagined and visualised this victory so much that it was a little surreal to experience it for real. It was truly a very intense wave of emotions," Cizeron told AFP in an interview.

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