realize
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Getting a little less sleep each night may have a bigger impact on your health than you realize.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
You realize that the challenges posed by climate change, however scary and daunting, aren’t insurmountable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Maybe they genuinely didn’t realize what it was, and Platner never learned, as he claims.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
“The medical system. Myself. It made me realize the fragility of bringing anything to life. We take so much for granted.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Yet, I realize, my arms and legs are puny compared to Midnight’s limbs.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
But she quickly realizes that their memories of the man are far from perfect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
But he also realizes he hasn’t been in a job long enough to go through a promotion cycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The computer-science major with an AI concentration now realizes he wouldn’t have honed the fundamentals if he had been allowed to use AI back then.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
When she wakes up, Margaret realizes she has a subtle psychic ability pointing her toward an opaque destiny.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Though he only now realizes that it was also the night that Widget was born.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
“Then I realized that I don’t have to make that decision.”
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
After learning this week of these latest allegations, I’ve realized that this revealed something very specific about Platner that we should have realized when we learned of the tattoo.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Toshifumi Suzuki realized early on that convenience stores should cater to local tastes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“The worst fears of the oil market could still be realized later this year as we get to the minimum operating levels,” said Andy Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates in Houston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I realized with a shock how far away from that person she was now.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Just kind of enjoying where I’m at right now, and realizing I need to have success here to make it there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
One of the worst parts of hosting is realizing that you missed the entire party.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
It also said that “mild to moderate dehydration can build gradually across the day for most people, often without realizing it, and thirst is not always a reliable signal.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Worst case: blank stare, polite nonrecognition and the humiliation of realizing he doesn’t remember me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Then, perhaps realizing he had nothing to lose, he snatched the cup and glugged it down.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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