in reality
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“For far too long, it has been expected that school districts balance their budgets on the backs of students and teachers, when in reality school funding is determined at the state level.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
So to perhaps the result that ended Bazball in the minds of many, even if not in reality: An Ashes trashing in Australia.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
"We're told we'll get a connection in two or three years, but in reality it will probably be six or seven," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Chinese tout century eggs that are, in reality, preserved for a few months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
As Democritus put it, ‘By convention sweet, by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention colour: but in reality atoms and void.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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