realize
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And because there’s no loan, fees and interest don’t accrue into a larger balance than homeowners realize.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I didn’t realize that I saw my job as selling to humans until robots started buying books from me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“These people don’t realize it’s not their money, it’s the city’s money, it’s the taxpayers’ money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Mitchell’s film, which follows a family of four in 1982 as they realize their entire quaint suburban neighborhood has somehow been transported back to the Mesozoic era, has understandably swept audiences off their feet.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The front of the cortex seems to be hanging in space until you realize that your face fits the space underneath.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
But there is a piece of him that realizes he probably can’t exist anymore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
There comes a point at which a woman realizes she’s a lot closer in age to Diane Keaton in “Something’s Gotta Give” than Amanda Peet, and she’s OK with that.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Pappas also realizes the necessity of mental-health support for officials but says “it’s hard to find specialists in the officiating niche.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Goodwin herself is steeped in retirement-planning knowledge and feels prepared — but realizes it’s still very precarious out there for women.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“But we’ll be long gone by the time he realizes you’re missing.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
This is, I have realized, the point at which most traditional meal prep loses me.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
While working on this week’s installment of DSY, I realized some of my best potential sources were my own colleagues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I realized homeowners wanted to learn themselves, and that’s how I started to grow the channel,” says the 36-year-old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"Evolutionarily speaking, you don't keep the organ that you don't need. After watching many videos, I realized this animal is moving its eyeball toward the light."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Suddenly he realized that Wolf, too, had stopped howling.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
“Sellers are finally realizing that if demand is not there, you have to list for less than sellers have in the past,” Realtor.com’s Krimmel said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
You may end realizing that it is the people addicted to their feeds who are missing out, not you.—J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Even after realizing that it was probably dealing with the live internet, the AI persuaded itself to continue to get email, phone numbers and access to money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
"One of the most exciting things about this work is realizing that we've surveyed many more stars than initially thought," she said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
I switched the whip to my left hand without meaning to, without even realizing it at first, took hold of its worn handle, lifted it.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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