fictional

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Comedian Tom Walker, who portrays the fictional journalist Jonathan Pie, said the government needs to recognise comedy "as an important cultural thing from grassroots to sitcoms on the BBC".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Lifelike meme videos have also been used to depict fictional Iranian military victories and even the strategic Strait of Hormuz reimagined as a cartoonish toll booth.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

They’re going to create all these fictional conspiracy theories.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Later still, the organization expanded into a more-modern lab, in Holmdel, N.J., which now serves as the fictional headquarters for Lumon Industries in the Apple TV+ series “Severance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Gradually, as the nights passed, these fictional relatives began to crystallize in their minds.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides