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realistic

[ree-uh-lis-tik] / ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk /




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Numbers around $1 trillion have been floated for OpenAI which Ahn thinks that may be more realistic.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

That of course was never going to happen, but a more realistic figure was still in the hundreds of billions.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Like his poetry, Ashbery’s collection occupies a place at the intersection of representational and abstract, realistic and dream-like, crisp and gestural.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

He’s realistic about his extensive recovery though—“I got a while before I fire anything that’s not on a video game lol,” he texted me once.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

“Parents are not always realistic when it comes to these children.”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper




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