real
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His “triple-deluxe” version adds real shrimp, crab and seafood broth, turning the instant noodles into something special without making them much harder to cook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The correction needed to recover the real answer was sealed inside an envelope.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The real reason the scheme works, however, is that people are overpaying him for Bitcoin, which enables him to buy more Bitcoin and sell more securities at favorable terms.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Colin Fraser, a data scientist at Meta, wrote on social media last week that there was no real evidence that AI models would inevitably pursue a goal leading to human death.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Is that real or is it just part of the game?
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spaniards have rhapsodized over Gypsy Vicente Escudero ever since, at the age of 9, he danced in the streets with his Gypsy relatives, went through the crowds passing his worn cap for reales.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the price of five reales, people could look into the telescope and see the gypsy woman an arm’s length away.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Without knowing what to say, he paid ten reales more so that his sons could have that prodigious experience.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Maza tried to restrain himself because of Don Rosendo's superior position, and besides, he owed him fifteen thousand reales.
From The Fourth Estate, vol.1 by Armando Palacio Vald?s
She even prevented his going to the barber's for fear he should spend the two reales, and so the barber came on Saturdays to shave him.
From The Fourth Estate, vol.1 by Armando Palacio Vald?s
In Caracas, prices are often denominated in dollars or euros, while on the borders, Colombian pesos and Brazilian reals are often used.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
“He shot ‘Socrates’ with 30,000 reals, which is around $12,000,” said Meirelles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Overall, the government expects the auction, which could continue into Friday, to bring in as much as 50 billion reals.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
The bolívar, the national currency, is worthless, and goods are paid for in gold or reals, the Brazilian currency.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019
“Wow! For reals? That’s a lot of people.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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