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science fiction

[sahy-uhns fik-shuhn] / ˈsaɪ əns ˈfɪk ʃən /
NOUN
literary fantasy about future
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The script is by David Koepp of the paranoid thriller “Black Bag” and Spielberg’s 2005 version of “War of the Worlds,” yet, this plot strand about private enterprise isn’t science fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Lin's Yoozoo Games holds the film adaptation rights for the Chinese science fiction trilogy which Netflix made into the series 3 Body Problem.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The company’s S-1 is nearly 300 pages, chock-full of futuristic product ideas and lingo more reminiscent of science fiction than your typical Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The bonus structure, laid out in SpaceX's prospectus filed with US regulators Wednesday, reads less like a compensation agreement and more like a science fiction plot.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“I thought that was just some science fiction myth.”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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