familiar
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Their darkness and surreality narrow your attention and enhance your connection to their stunning, futuristic artifacts, turning a familiar experience into a thrilling journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
But there is a hitch: China, the prospective host, hasn’t issued an invitation, people familiar with the situation told me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The White House is confronting a familiar dilemma.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
They’re excellently executed, but they feel familiar — planes and spacecraft spread across several levels accompanied by oversize graphics and hands-on displays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
My heart was hammering hard inside my chest, but I could just make out the sound of two hushed but all too familiar voices.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
With AI, videogames and “Dungeons and Dragons”-type sessions will evolve and merge into an interactive immersive fiction created by the collaboration of a small group of friends and each of their ever-present AI familiars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
"Once you are known, the name begins not to matter. People look at the person behind the name. To my familiars, I was just 'Monsieur Charles'. So I decided to keep it," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
“The Night Market” involved extra layers, from international vendors hawking their weird wares to vampires cheering on the battles of the familiars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Spooky Grymalkin Candle Lamp: Inspired by one of the witches’ familiars in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” this stylish candle lamp comes with a votive glass and candle to light up the cat’s dazzling red eyes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
“We send our prayers off in the night, and the familiars carry them on our behalf straight to the gods’ ears.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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