"real-world" meaning in English

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          "text": "In fact, because the Internet is accessible from almost everywhere in the world, transactions whose real-world analogues would have been restricted to only one or two jurisdictions may potentially be subject to every jurisdiction—this is particularly clear in the case of advertising via a Web site.",
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          "ref": "2025 July 5, Philip Stafford, Akila Quinio, “Stablecoins begin to enter the mainstream with backing from Trump administration”, in FT Weekend, page 11:",
          "text": "But these digital currencies, called “stable” because they are backed by real-world assets such as the dollar, have now become a pet project of the US administration and a hot topic in corporate boardrooms.",
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          "word": "mundo real"
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          "word": "практический"
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          "word": "ngoài đời"
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      "word": "практический"
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