realist
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Primarily a sculptor and printmaker, Catlett worked in the social realist tradition and her work often celebrates the dignity of Black and brown working people, especially women.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
“I like to describe myself as a realist with high goals,” is all she’d allow.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
The 54-year-old Dyche, who was previously in charge at Everton and Burnley, said he was a "realist" about his precarious situation and spoke like a manager resigned to his fate.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
A pragmatic realist, he stopped short of calling for immediate emancipation, which he knew was unacceptable to most American voters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
His words pierced me, hardened though I was, realist as I wished to be.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing realist
Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941), List 2
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Part 2 Vocabulary (Unit 5)
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