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reality

[ree-al-i-tee] / riˈæl ɪ ti /


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The reality is by having a higher age rating than Spider-Man, it is by definition reducing the amount of people who can buy the game.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

It is also a way of coping with an unpleasant reality.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“The reality is, when cost to borrow goes up, you’re not going to see as favorable of a reaction for big-cap companies,” Lee said, referring to companies with large market capitalizations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Quantum mechanics has always challenged our everyday understanding of reality.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Our reality rotates ninety degrees, and we fall toward the window.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

At Friday's session, US deputy ambassador Jeffrey Bartos said the existing embargo was "outdated" and "insufficient to address the realities of the war today".

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The realities of our legal system do not make this any easier.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

In a fundamentally changed market environment, adapting the company to new realities is management’s core responsibility, and the credibility of that mandate will be judged closely by capital markets, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

He says a dystopian future like the one portrayed in the film is "frightening to think about" but "it's something we have to examine and remember, because we are on the cusp of these realities".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

I am saying, rather, that control must be geared to realities, not to mythical situations, and that the methods employed must be such that they do not destroy us along with the insects.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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