Dear
Real
Real adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Both words in one sentence
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There Is No Kill Like Overkill: Katya carves up the security guard real nice until Simon physically stops her.I think he's dead, my dear.
Source: Film / Die Hard with a Vengeance - A few years in real life would go by before Illyana would come around and Colossus would happily reunite with his dear sister.
Source: Redemption Rejection -
Wikipedia has more Fred Best was a real journalist and is suspected to have written the Dear Boss letter to help sell papers.
Source: Series / Ripper Street
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