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illusion

[ih-loo-zhuhn] / ɪˈlu ʒən /


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"I don't think anybody is under any illusion about the financial challenges we're all facing these days - there are requirements to cut back and to freeze funding," he warned.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Instead, many scientists have argued that the brain simply alternates attention between tasks so quickly that it creates the illusion of doing both at once.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

You, my friend, by filling that seat, are also helping to create the illusion of a crowded room.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Artists and couturiers are fond of the whimsy of trompe l’oeil, the trick of the eye, the illusion of reality.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

Lara could’ve run off to tell her dad about my fire illusion.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

"He would never do that, let's not have any illusions," said Tikhanovskaya, who recently returned from a trip to Kyiv.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Put simply, physics appears to allow the possibility that our memories are not reliable records but instead detailed illusions produced by chance.

From Science Daily May 3, 2026

After that, there were no illusions about it.

From Slate Apr. 23, 2026

The new models still have a hefty profile, but they are so light that they’re almost optical illusions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

I’m getting better and better at painting illusions by hand.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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