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

He says it took the basics of the US show and "left the Brits to it", describing it as "darker and more surreal than its US counterpart".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Manatees weren’t dangerous, but seeing this one here, now, in the pool on the roof of a building, was totally surreal.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz