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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
medieval history is really Professor Clinton's realm, so I'll let her answer your question
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as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
a medical breakthrough that is within the realm of possibility
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Recent Examples of realm
Even so, if strikes and hurricanes were not part of the equation, monthly job growth in the realm of 165,000 would still be historically strong, BLS data shows.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Koch’s career thus far has been mainly in the horror realm.
—Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Schaeffer seems to be one of the few writers working in the superhero realm who understands that emotional revelations are far more compelling than CGI magic.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Whetstone declined the opportunity to be considered for the combo post, while Garfield has spent his career in the policy realm but has not worked in communications.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Koch’s career thus far has been mainly in the horror realm.
—Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Schaeffer seems to be one of the few writers working in the superhero realm who understands that emotional revelations are far more compelling than CGI magic.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Whetstone declined the opportunity to be considered for the combo post, while Garfield has spent his career in the policy realm but has not worked in communications.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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The handcuffed teenager was buckled into the front seat of Truong’s patrol vehicle because there was not a caged holding area for detainees in the back seat of that particular vehicle.Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Armed with that information, off-roading is a lot less likely to be marred by choking, toxic smoke that comes along with dangerous levels of combustion if users know which areas to avoid.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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And reference images can help narrow the scope of the output to keep it within a specific color palette or use specific patterns or textures.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The gap between the launch and international distribution acquisition is unusually long for TV, but includes scope for future episodes of the drama.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The malicious apps make network requests to a domain tied to the North Korean regime, letting the app download more malicious scripts that can ultimately give hackers access to a victim's computer.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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That would have traditionally been the domain of an action project from a Lionsgate, AGC or other brawnier studio.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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And yet who among us has not felt naïve in the pursuit of a trench, parka, or puffer that can withstand both the elements and the critical eye?Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Around 300 international industry professionals and buyers from 30 countries are attending this year’s edition of the event, which comprises three elements – Pitching, Market and Forum.Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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During an appearance on The Breakfast Club to promote his new Hulu documentary, The Honorable Shyne, Barrow detailed the extent of his dealings with Combs during and after his 10-year incarceration.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Even the motives governing the new battlefield would be alien, to some extent.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Lastly, some of this knowledge was learned the hard way: By messing up in the field a few times and finally learning from those mistakes.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Over six years later, that opinion still stands among experts in the field.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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McDonald's expects its operating margin percent for the full year 2024 to be in the mid-to-high 40% range, with capital expenditures between $2.5 and $2.7 billion.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Which is why the salon also offers a range of services to help it last: wigs-only highlights, washing, setting, trendy cuts, and dye services, starting at around $250.Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
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Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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But then hours later, the sheriff's department went back to the family's home near the North Carolina border, where Patterson was handcuffed, arrested, booked on suspicion of reckless conduct and forced to post $500 bail.David K. Li, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Realm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realm. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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