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déjà vu

[dey-zhah voo, vyoo, dey-zha vy] / ˌdeɪ ʒɑ ˈvu, ˈvyu, deɪ ʒa ˈvü /
NOUN
already seen or experienced
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My déjà-vu experience today derives from that same kind of “shock and awe.”

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

My déjà-vu experience today derives from the same kind of “shock and awe” I witnessed in 2003.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

And that is the fear here - that the ban on British tourists evokes a worrying déjà-vu of last Christmas when strict lockdowns followed.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2021

Such moments of the déjà-vu leave bewilderment behind them, like the effect of sudden change of focus in the eye; and with the bewilderment a sense of insecurity as well.

From The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath by Blackwood, Algernon




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