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fictional

[fik-shuhn-l] / ˈfɪk ʃən l /


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Some compared this event to the fictional Hunger Games, but according to reporter John Bennett from CQ/Roll Call in a Tuesday pool report, it was “more like American Ninja Warrior.”

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

"Bin day cometh," quipped Binface, the self-styled "intergalactic space warrior" from the fictional planet Sigma IX.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

This chef is also a fictional construct by “Tony” writer-director Matt Johnson and co-writers Todd Bartels, Lou Howe and Matthew Miller.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The author, 77, whose Pulitzer Prize winning “Empire Falls” came out 25 years ago, sets his new book in a fictional place called Stone Mountain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

What she recalls are the names and details of the lives of all the fictional characters from the party: Michelle and Gendry and Michael.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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