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real line

American  
[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /

noun

Mathematics.
  1. number line.

  2. the real axis in the complex plane.


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"I think the real line in the sand is 150," added Wakabayashi, who expects diverging monetary policy outlooks in Japan and the United States to continue to push the currency pair higher.

From Reuters May 31, 2023

“No one gets to pick on my brother except for me” is a real line that my sister said while defending me from bullies.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2023

“There is a very real line to be drawn here: if you are a legislator, you cannot support a blockade, you cannot support people breaking the law,” Mr. Charest said in a recent interview.

From New York Times May 11, 2022

Reuters, which earlier reported the news, cited Netflix and production company Siren Pictures as saying they purposefully did not include a complete number and weren’t aware the number shown would reach a real line.

From The Verge Oct. 6, 2021

Butler had sketched the "real line along which Christianity must ultimately be defended."

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie

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