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Recent Examples of real-world
But that's not what AI boosters keep talking about, and AI hype is inflicting real-world consequences.
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
His straightforward approach and real-world experience have earned him recognition as a foundational figure in the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Just as the Warrens allegedly played fast and loose with their investigations, the franchise has taken ample liberties with the real-world cases that inspired each film.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Future research needs to show these quantum sensors can work in real-world clinically relevant conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
His straightforward approach and real-world experience have earned him recognition as a foundational figure in the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Just as the Warrens allegedly played fast and loose with their investigations, the franchise has taken ample liberties with the real-world cases that inspired each film.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Future research needs to show these quantum sensors can work in real-world clinically relevant conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for real-world
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Here’s everything to know about the real-life shooting locations.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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This old-fashioned adventure stars Liam Neeson as the eponymous real-life chieftain, who in 18th-century Scotland romances Mary MacGregor (Jessica Lange) and goes on the run to clear his name after being falsely targeted by Archibald Cunningham (Tim Roth).—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The film, which largely unfolds on Christmas Eve, has a wonderful sense of the dying light of a late December day, the transition from a shade of damp gray to the inky black of night, and, even better, an actual sense of a particular American place.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the actual cost of providing housing, meals and transportation for prisoners at Miami Correctional is about $80 per person.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
18 Sep. 2025
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The real clash with liberals is not over how big government should be, but over what the state should be empowered to do.—
Allan J. Lichtman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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That was an interesting time because so many people were trying to capitalize and not doing stuff that was real.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their skin is clearer, more radiant; their hair is fuller; their glow feels authentic.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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It’s designed to ensure that your printer uses only authentic HP ink, which costs more than $10,000 a gallon (really).—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Platforms and policymakers: adopt standardized ad repositories, rapid-response labels for acute outbreaks, and auditable APIs for bona fide researchers.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The one-time slayer of Blockbuster now has a bona fide blockbuster theatrical hit.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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After the property sale, Graham started fleecing his mother while transferring money from her New York bank and brokerage accounts into his own checking account in Miami, according to a factual statement filed with his plea agreement.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The problem here is that in the real world, factual accuracy is the bedrock of journalism, and objectivity would be a close second.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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But somehow, without the brass, this actually turned into the night’s most effective all-out rocker, extended into a jam that left the mod setting of the storyline for something that felt a bit closer to the psychedelic era by the end.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Based on the tariffs imposed by Trump this year, the average effective tariff rate in the United States has spiked to the highest level since 1935, according to The Budget Lab.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Electric trucks from Volvo Trucks, supported by material transport, are enabling fully emission-free operations from selective gutting through to concrete crushing, materials processing, and transport.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Real-world.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/real-world. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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