realized

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And so we talked about it, and finally we realized we’re just reporting from the front lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Once I grew up just enough to start grocery shopping according to a budget — not merely the amount of cash rattling around in my wallet that week — I realized something peculiar.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Certainly Dana White realized he could sell more pay-per-views by playing up personal insults and grudge matches.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

Honey bees are far more precise navigators than scientists once realized.

From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026

The basement floor felt rough and grainy, and then I realized it wasn’t a floor at all; it was packed dirt.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse