Thesaurus / fictional
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Named for the all-seeing stones in the fictional Lord of the Rings trilogy, Palantir combines myriad, ever-changing data streams into one centralized “source of truth.”
PALANTIR SHARES ARE UP BIG ON FIRST DAY OF TRADINGVERNE KOPYTOFFSEPTEMBER 30, 2020FORTUNEAs a thought experiment, he began building a fictional universe called Hour Blue and soon saw it as a business opportunity.
MAGIC LEAP TRIED TO CREATE AN ALTERNATE REALITY. ITS FOUNDER WAS ALREADY IN ONEVERNE KOPYTOFFSEPTEMBER 26, 2020FORTUNEThe Sharks and the Jets, in the fictional-gangs-from-the-50s industry.
AMERICA’S HIDDEN DUOPOLY (EP. 356 REBROADCAST)STEPHEN J. DUBNERSEPTEMBER 3, 2020FREAKONOMICSIn Paralink’s case, the federal government takes the place of the fictional Hooli — and the establishment is again getting a run for its money.
THIS HIGH SCHOOLER HANDS OUT MORE PPE THAN THE FEDSDANIEL MALLOYAUGUST 7, 2020OZYThe Bookshop, like Ryan’s fictional The Shop Around The Corner, is an old establishment, run more as a family set-up even though those who work there are not related by blood.
HOW A TINY DELHI BOOKSTORE HELPED INDIANS AROUND THE COUNTRY KEEP READING DURING CORONAVIRUSMANAVI KAPURAUGUST 7, 2020QUARTZFactual material, however disguised, often shines through its fictional background.
INDIRECTIONEVERETT B. COLENext to "Hadleyburg," it is Mark Twain's greatest fictional sermon.
MARK TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, 1835-1910, COMPLETEALBERT BIGELOW PAINEIt has no fictional connection with the others; it is in no sense a sequel, but rather a companion story.
ASTOUNDING STORIES, APRIL, 1931VARIOUSIt was one of his many failures; for, unlike the great fictional detectives who never fail, Haggerty was human, and did.
THE VOICE IN THE FOGHAROLD MACGRATHFor a sample of a fictional continuous watch report might look like the following.
WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTICSTEPHEN LEATHERWOODWORDS RELATED TO FICTIONAL
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