surreal

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It felt surreal, and Jessica says she was slow to process the news.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

"To see all our names credited under the photographs is a very proud moment. It's like a faraway dream - something you would never have thought would happen. It's just surreal."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The current “Comeback” storyline is the brighter side of the “AI Doc” coin in that Al’s glitches are surreal and hilarious at worst.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The family flew back to Charlotte and DeCarlo went back to work at Home Depot, living with the surreal feeling of what he had been through.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Unfortunately, just as it had the last time, the situation seemed much too surreal to take very seriously.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley