get real
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That’s made it all the more difficult to get real information about the efficacy of the U.S. effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
He added: "Can we just get real on this?"
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
“I think that would be a tremendous boost for not just representation, but also you’ll get real specialists.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
Before that, investors will get real estate data, including the National Association of Realtors’ pending home sales index on Monday and S&P Dow Jones Indices’ Cotality Case-Shiller index for October on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
No benches for them, they get real seats, upholstery.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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