hallucination
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If reality truly is nothing more than a hallucination, dream or computer screensaver in the brain, why should we waste time disputing it?
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
"I think hallucination is actually a really bad word, but it basically makes stuff up," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
It sometimes seems that she’s a screen-generated hallucination, someone living inside of a machine that hums inside of another machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
An episode is prison slang for a severe hallucination.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
We hoped you’d think the Kindly One was a hallucination.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
Non-motor symptoms include depression, anxiety, apathy, hallucinations, constipation, orthostatic hypotension, sleep disorders, loss of sense of smell, and cognitive impairments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Postpartum psychosis can involve hallucinations and delusions, and her lawyers argued that she was unable to understand the nature of her actions or distinguish right from wrong.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Dots surfaced in her childhood hallucinations, she said, and they played a dominant role in her work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The "polka dot queen" channelled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In fact, it had led to hallucinations in about half the people tested.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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