make believe
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Bitcoin might be make believe, but it’s also the center of speculative activity in financial markets.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
It was Hollywood make believe, a phony fire created for the filming of a movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
“And just make believe and playing. And then on a personal level, I think I learned how to be myself … that everyone would accept me for who I was.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
Yet the formal pressure isn’t enough to justify the cloudless make believe.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2021
And, under it all, and this made it hard for him, he did not want to make believe that it was solved, make believe that he was happy when he was not.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
And with every request comes an unspoken plea for understanding, no matter how far into the land of make-believe they’re asking to be led.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
As long as Hegseth keeps his chest-thumping and pull-up contests in the land of make-believe, these men are happy.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
Villarreal: Before we get into the film, I know you and Dakota spent a lot of time in your younger years playing make-believe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Even younger infants show early signs of understanding make-believe.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
In Houston we even had an imitation lunar surface, a slag- covered field with make-believe craters in it.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
