illusion

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They explore how Top Model’s central promise—a fast track to a career in the fashion industry—was ultimately an illusion used to make great television at the expense of the contestants.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Scotland fans on social media have compared the new away jersey to the optical illusion dress that became an internet sensation in 2015.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

It’s a shocking and distressing turn of events, especially if your brother is still hanging onto the illusion that this person is in love with him.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

He recommends a solution: “Developers must actively engineer the illusion of consciousness out of the products.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

If not, this one had certainly mastered the illusion.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi