get real
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So, going forward, he decided to get real, endeavoring to make a “serious film about what it meant to become paranoid and have this feeling that there’s always an enemy following you.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“The goal is ... to get real books in the hands of people who still want to read them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“But right now the crack spread is much higher…and so they’ll get real benefit from the higher crack spread that will be unique to them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
He added: "Can we just get real on this?"
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
It is impossible to get real cafe au lait in this country!’
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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