fictional
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Harry Richardson plays charming actor Austin Blanchett, Cate’s fictional nephew, who is starring as George Washington in a Sofia Coppola film somehow being made in the middle of Manhattan.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Originally published in 1988, Rivals is the second of Cooper's hugely successful Rutshire Chronicles, a series of books that chronicle the lives of English upper and upper-middle classes in a fictional area of the Cotswolds.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
From this odd, real-life figure Mr. Mintzker turns to the fictional tale of a renowned prince from ancient times who, while visiting Egypt, is transformed by a jealous pharaoh into a miserable, put-upon horse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
When audiences watched The Day After Tomorrow, they saw a fictional version of sudden and dramatic climate collapse.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The next essay was supposed to be fictional: “The Best Lost Homework Excuse Ever” in five hundred words.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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