real world
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Origin of real world
First recorded in 1960–65
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There’s little mystery about what has come between Trump’s ambition and the real world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The fertility regulator, the HFEA, says that there are far fewer support groups - either online or in the real world - for men than for women.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The study, titled "Invasive goldfish trigger a regime shift in experimental lake ecosystems of varying trophic state," used large outdoor freshwater mesocosms designed to mimic real world lake conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, in the real world, the free market is a prosperity dynamo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Far, far below he could see the real world: the sunlight pricking out every tiny tree, turning every winding river into a thin silver snail-trail glistening and looping across the landscape of Faerie.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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