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trance

[trahns] / trɑns /


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As it turns out, Gladys, avid in the occult, is keeping those kids in a trance to drain them of their energy and stay alive.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the height of relaxation—until I was broken from my trance by a test of the ship’s fire-alarm system.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two young girls, testing the game out at home, fall into a hushed kind of trance.

From Los Angeles Times

“I feel like I am in a trance, in shock,” said a woman who gave her name as Ekaterina, 34.

From New York Times

Cicognani’s “Heart Tub” installation doubles down on tackiness to the point of religious frenzy, a trance at the secular altar of desire.

From Los Angeles Times