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[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /


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In March, French newspaper Le Monde was able to locate the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in almost real time in the eastern Mediterranean, thanks to a sailor on board using the app.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

President Zelensky has thanked the European Union for the support it has given to Ukraine, describing heads of state and government gathered in Brussels as "real leaders".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Overseas, synthetic tokens, which track stock prices without conferring ownership rights, sometimes deviated significantly from real stock values during off hours and periods of low trading volume.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In decades past, some greasy label dude would probably tell them to go write a real hit next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

That night real joy 225 returned to my worship.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

He attracted the notice of Candido, of the academy of bull-fighters at Seville, and he was accepted as a pupil and granted a pension of six reales per day.

From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley

In 1590 the amount was raised to ten reales.

From A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

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

I’m just so happy that it’s all been captured for reals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024

The Mangaratiba city hall said in a statement Monday night it had issued four fines totalling about 16 million Brazilian reals after Neymar was accused of illegally building an artificial lake at his mansion.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2023

He initially charged people 650 reals, or about $127, But organizers gathered enough donations, Amaral said, that they were able to cover the trip.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2023

“Wow! For reals? That’s a lot of people.”

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III


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