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escapism

[ih-skey-piz-uhm] / ɪˈskeɪ pɪz əm /


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"It's really fresh, there's a lot of competition with reality TV, you're trying to get people's attention but you've got that level of escapism and I feel like it's really something special," she adds.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

And then I get to wear this gold one on the beach where she gets to let loose and ride off into the sunset when she’s an actress that probably doesn’t get that escapism.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Sociologist Denis Volkov of the Levada Centre -- designated a "foreign agent" by Russian authorities -- said escapism is prevalent across Russia.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

But these tales offer something more enduring than mere escapism: the faith in human dignity and virtue that conservative thinkers have called the moral imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The first was a burgeoning industry of escapism.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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