get real
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You don’t get real insight into a field in a weekend sprint.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 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
“People get real jumpy wherever they see a large black vehicle.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
“It’s about to get real interesting with Glenn Allen taking the court.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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