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  • v  consider an abstract concept to be real

  • The two studies reify gender stereotypes: women get their hearts broken through sadness; men "break" their hearts (via heart attack) through anger.
  • The armed assault in Grenada threatened to reify his image as a gunslinger.
  • Little wonder that ordinary Russians respond to this man; his feelings of persecution, which he has honed to an exquisitely raw edge, reify their own dislocated sense of what has .
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  • The Skanner Newspaper - Can We Disagree Without the Hate?
    Disagreement is an essential component of a healthy relationship, a healthy workplace, and a healthy democracy. Much research documents the dangers of surrounding ourselves with so-called “yes men” who always concur. Workplace echo chambers stifle innovation and reify bad policy decisions.
    Dec. 2, 2013 - Skanner

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