illusion

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This is actually something of an optical illusion, for the options are not getting more expensive in terms of price as the earnings date approaches.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

His beauty routine included creams, small rituals in pursuit of an illusion he took seriously.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The prose is clean and lucid, characters and cityscapes fully rendered, and “The Forsyte Saga” creates the pleasurable illusion that it might never end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

The walls and high ceiling, both painted black, added to the illusion of boundless space.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas