for real
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In his plea, Max acknowledged bartering art for real estate and hiding income to buy real estate in Southampton, New York, the US Virgin Islands and upstate New York.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
To test this, the team created a multimodal artificial network in which spatial and distributed systems competed for "real estate."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
In 2012, he walked to Everest base camp and, instead of returning to Kathmandu as planned, he decided to learn how to climb "for real", according to his website.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Chatbots can help unlock conversations someone with social anxiety might otherwise avoid, she says, but it’s no substitute for real emotional regulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
We just say and do normal “get ready” stuff, all the while asking ourselves, Is this for real?
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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