will-o'-the-wisp

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More myths would have surrounded the eerie blue glow of will-o'-the-wisp – methane from peat beds burning over the top of the marshes.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

Instead, for some reason, he followed Javy Báez down the line, as if Javy Báez was a will-o’-the-wisp.

From Slate • May 27, 2021

The idea of parliamentary elections, in principle scheduled for September, at this point is only a will-o’-the-wisp.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2018

Another is Yanowsky's will-o'-the-wisp solo, Sirin, choreographed by her brother Yury, who plays to her strengths: her steely technique, her way of making odd moves look natural, and familar ones – tendus, arabesques and suchlike – look strange.

From The Guardian • Jul. 29, 2011

At this point, however, Dr. Pickett and his associates struck out on a new road instead of going along with other entomologists who continued to pursue the will-o’-the-wisp of the ever more toxic chemical.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson