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real world

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /


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The fertility regulator, the HFEA, says that there are far fewer support groups - either online or in the real world - for men than for women.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The user remains anchored in the real world instead of buried in a smartphone screen.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Unfortunately, the real world is not so simple.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

But in the real world, engaged in the daily tedium of commuting, the SS’s straight-line superlatives amount to little.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

In the real world, nothing was that clear.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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