for real
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"The true people's car designed for real life," he said.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
But this time around it might be for real, with the two making the baby their “top priority.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
You could guess that some of his Senedd members who have worked on certain portfolios for a while might want the jobs for real now - or he might want them to do something else.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
"The experimental demonstration of KPZ universality in two-dimensional material systems highlights just how fundamental this equation is for real non-equilibrium systems," says Diehl, commenting on the Würzburg team's achievement.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
I’m pretty sure I knew that before, deep down, but now I know it for real.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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