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hallucination

[huh-loo-suh-ney-shuhn] / həˌlu səˈneɪ ʃən /


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Whether your escape is sports, entertainment, gossip, conspiracy theories or mass hallucination, you can get lost to the point where there is no tether to reality at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"We're in a state of hallucination," says Éva Bognár, a researcher at the Central European University's Democracy Institute.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Founder Shield incorporates "AI malfunction and hallucination" scenarios specifically into professional services policies covering losses the technology causes clients.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

These included conditions such as seizures, altered mental status, and hallucination.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Another swears it was a mirage, some sort of hallucination, possibly caused by evil emanations surrounding 803 Oriole Street.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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