escapism
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"We just tried to provide that escapism and keep people going through it".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Varvara now cares for her husband's two children from a previous marriage -- something she calls "a form of escapism", and which has reinforced her decision to stay quiet.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
And then I get to wear this gold one on the beach where she gets to let loose and ride off into the sunset when she’s an actress that probably doesn’t get that escapism.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
But these tales offer something more enduring than mere escapism: the faith in human dignity and virtue that conservative thinkers have called the moral imagination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
The flickering images offered escapism and a muscular dose of patriotism.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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