in reality
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"The government is talking about AI, re-skilling, digital skills, but in reality, it is difficult to adapt human resources to digital skills because the top priority is to maintain full employment," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In some cases, a restaurant will seem fully booked when, in reality, the restaurant simply appears on an app that doesn’t have access to its tables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It’s a strategy that often works better on paper than in reality.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
“It felt like we weren’t making any progress toward retirement for a few years, but in reality, it was the most effective use of our savings budget at the time.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The FEPC, however feeble it might have been in reality during the war, had nonetheless become a powerful symbol of employment progress for Negroes and other ethnic minorities.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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