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fairy tale

[fair-ee teyl] / ˈfɛər i ˌteɪl /
NOUN
children's story with magical characters
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Clothes and accessories so elevated, they seem like a fairy tale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Wilson says of their immersive storybook escape, which features a delightful hand-painted mural on the walls and tiny lanterns that, when touched, offer a narrated fairy tale.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The fairy tale of the princess and the pea tells of a young royal so sensitive she could detect a tiny pea hidden beneath many mattresses.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

By the time I understood this in the late ’90s, we were living in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, and the fact carried the weight of a fairy tale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

I pick the path through the trees, and it’s like stepping into a fairy tale.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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