fiction
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“Helpless,” Knoll stresses, is a work of fiction; even though fans may be looking to draw comparisons to her life since “Luckiest Girl” was heavily influenced by her own career and childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Disraeli wrote fiction throughout his political career, pioneering the social novel alongside Charles Dickens and George Eliot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Then, last month, the government said it was all a fiction.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The obvious gem of the collection is the attention-getting title story, about the Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro, who died in 2024 — and whose complex, layered short fiction Aviv admires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The hover ladder lifted off the floor and gently glided up to the M section of the fiction wall.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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Importantly, and often understated, tokenized equities remain tied to the traditional financial-asset universe; they are not “crypto-only” fictions but rather a bridge between legacy asset classes and blockchain infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Starting in the 1930s, a few established small presses to preserve the pulp fictions of H.P.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
An independent watchdog concluded in March that failure to share basic facts about the Southport killer led to "dangerous fictions" which helped spark rioting.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
We seek the kind of meaning that divides time into manageable fictions like eras or generations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
Leah’s book contained facts, fictions, and long sections that mixed both.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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