realize
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“A lot of new dads don’t realize how much they’re struggling because they feel ashamed or because they don’t realize it’s common shortly after the birth of a baby,” Saxbe said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Universities’ expected paper gains could shape their spending plans, but it remains to be seen what gains universities ultimately realize on their investments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Just realize that the preferred doesn’t offer downside protection if the stock drops.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The numbers are quite conservative-to-moderate, and suggest that your fiancée is much closer to retirement than she may realize.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“At the time we did not realize we owed our lives to this one little Filipina girl.”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing realize
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