real talk
Americanadverb
noun
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She, Gutierrez and other volunteers do everything from creating GoFundMe campaigns for detained workers to shopping for groceries for affected families on top of their usual tasks.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
When those role players need to perform beyond their usual tasks, they no longer thrive.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021
Waiters, by contrast, had to take a break from their usual tasks, wash their hands, clear a space and then clean up after themselves.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2015
They do the usual tasks — picking up litter, inspecting bathrooms, recording broken bulbs — but, armed with cellphones and walkie-talkies, they also supplement the police as an official presence.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2011
While I went about my usual tasks, she spent most of the day in the courtyard with Sass, so Sass could brag about Chandra’s good fortune to the neighbor women.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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