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There’s a moment early on where Jay Ellis’ character, Bill, who is a managing director at this fictional investment banking firm, is asked about work-life balance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
But it's actually called Foxfield, and is in Lisvane, Cardiff rather than the fictional Cotswolds countryside town of Rutshire, and could be yours for £8m.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
From this odd, real-life figure Mr. Mintzker turns to the fictional tale of a renowned prince from ancient times who, while visiting Egypt, is transformed by a jealous pharaoh into a miserable, put-upon horse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
When audiences watched The Day After Tomorrow, they saw a fictional version of sudden and dramatic climate collapse.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Cartographers create fictional landmarks, streets, and municipalities and place them obscurely into their maps.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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