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realism

[ree-uh-liz-uhm] / ˈri əˌlɪz əm /
NOUN
authenticity
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The spinoff is sad face-saving for a failed content-plus-distribution strategy, but there’s hope for an even greater realism potentially to win out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“Moonshots are great but we need to have some level of attainability and realism with the goals that we are setting,” said William Johnston, the district’s executive director of strategy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Former candidate Tom Steyer of San Francisco answered with a dodge or a dose of realism, depending on your view.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The party's new leader, Gavin Robinson, who had been a confidante of Donaldson, chose his language carefully, saying there should have been more "cautious realism" about promoting the deal.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

And if my friends are idealists, then my realism would feel negative to them.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

He’s adept at creating different realisms and textures for each story line, variations that add layers of meaning.

From New York Times Nov. 17, 2016

Perhaps the grittiest realisms could use a little light rebranding, granted – but even when money's tight, surely there should be a place for poetry ...

From The Guardian May 28, 2010

Hopper's realism had nothing to do with the prevalent realisms of the 1930s and '40s in American painting.

From Time Magazine Archive

The feminine "shall I, shall I not" is woven into the fabric of a soundly constructed play, one that feels itself easily superior to the crude realisms of ordinary theatre.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let us for a while forget the tedious realisms around us, and eat of the dreamy Lotos.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 by Various




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