escapism
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"I've always been a fantasy reader and it's just escapism really," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Sakurai is already ahead of the curve by leaning into the material’s brainless escapism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
To some, what we call the Great American Songbook is pure romantic escapism, mired in fantasy and pointedly unrealistic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Its reality format allows for perfect projection and escapism: no coordinating specialists and home care agencies, certainly no paternal tantrums.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
The first was a burgeoning industry of escapism.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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