real world
Americannoun
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real worlds
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Origin of real world
First recorded in 1960–65
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They begin seeing tiny human figures that appear to move through the real world, walking around objects, climbing over surfaces, and interacting with their surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
In the vending machine study, one agent determined that it could secure way better deals by accessing suppliers in the real world outside the experiment.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
“But we figured out that you should go out in the real world since it’s hard to get realistic data in a lab environment.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the real world, he replied, “the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Was it that art wasn’t exactly the real world, but it said something real?
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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