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reality-based

American  
[ree-al-i-tee-beyst] / riˈæl ɪ tiˌbeɪst /

adjective

  1. (especially of television) portraying or alleging to portray events as they actually happened.


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"We are completely willing to sit down and figure out a fair, reality-based way to ensure this grandfather is made whole," it said in a statement on 28 May.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Looking at newspaper sales and news site traffic, we can see that the consumption of reality-based news is plummeting.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2024

“As the finder of fact, she will be much better able to draw accurate, reality-based factual conclusions on novel, unprecedented evidentiary issues with key witnesses testifying before her,” Katzberg said.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2024

It’s just, I think, a sobering and reality-based kind of perspective.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2023

In April, the company said it would allow people under 18 to use Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality-based social network.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2023

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