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fairy tale

[fair-ee tayl] / ˈfɛər i ˌteɪl /
NOUN
children's story with magical characters
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The Texas company’s first commissioned opera, with a score by Jorge Sosa and a libretto by John de los Santos, is a Mexican-infused take on a fairy tale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Of course the fairy tale ending was wished by all,” one commenter wrote on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

But these narratives tell you nothing more than that Wall Street’s brokers were exposed at impressionable ages to the Goldilocks fairy tale.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

For those who really read it without the false sense of reverence imbued by generations, Homer’s poem has the feel of a fairy tale.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

They look like glass, like the ones Cinderella wears, straight out of a fairy tale.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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