illusion
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Cosm has worked best when it’s able to use its venue to create the illusion of no longer being a spectator, when the space itself starts to appear like a living theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Many investors labor under the illusion that the Nasdaq plunged almost immediately after hitting its all-time high on March 10, 2000 — in true bubble-bursting fashion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The underlying concept has a surprisingly familiar application: the polarized light technology used in modern 3D movie glasses to create the illusion of depth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The Vision who lived, laughed and loved beside Wanda was an illusion, a delusion, really, brought to life by witchcraft.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
“It is not an illusion or a trick,” Marco says.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
In Gaza, Adnan Al-Assar said he harboured few illusions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, made a career out of building illusions she delighted in dismantling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Throughout the day, they took breaks to visit interactive exhibits like a sound gallery and wall of optical illusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Agyarko is under no illusions as to the magnitude of the task that stands in front of him this weekend.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I have no illusions whatever on that score.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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