realistic
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In January 2025, police closed their child abduction investigation, with a spokesperson saying Alex's family did not support it and there was "no realistic chance of prosecution".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Just have realistic expectations about what rushing in will get you.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Any realistic solution is going to require increasing tax revenue and slowing the growth of benefits.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The Hunt bust is fashioned in the lustrous, realistic style that French would bring to the Lincoln Memorial a generation later.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
It shows especially well his love of details and the skillful way he uses them to make a fairy tale seem realistic.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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