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realistic

[ree-uh-lis-tik] / ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk /




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Realistic images can reduce a retailer’s return rates, and if an item is what a shopper wants, it can boost sales, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Realistic budgeting is important at any age, Downing said, but even more so in retirement, when you no longer have a regular paycheck.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Realistic scenes of a contentious father-daughter relationship, the toll shame exacts on families and a portrait of ‘70s California make the “The Ghostwriter” a page-turning, rewarding read.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

Realistic voice cloning makes it challenging for victims to tell legitimate calls from scams.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2024

"Why not bag a bit of James Ward, a bit of Bergson, a bit of Croce, and be Pampsychistic Pluralistic Realistic Modern Young Men?"

From Years of Plenty by Brown, Ivor




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