in reality
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Their core message: These systems are supposed to make senior engineers so productive that companies can lay off junior engineers, but in reality, many companies are trading near-term productivity for long-term woes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"The horrifying allegations about Married at First Sight raise serious concerns over whether enough is being done to protect people taking part in reality television," the committee's chairwoman Caroline Dinenage MP said.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Too often, Social Security advice defaults to black-and-white answers, when in reality it’s almost always a gray, highly individual situation.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
“They think they’ve found a bad deal, when in reality all prices are high,” says economist Matthew S. Lewis of Clemson University, who studies consumer search behavior.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
He frowned as he did so, wondering to himself why his son had said that his new bride was so beautiful when in reality she was so ugly.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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