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fictional

[fik-shuhn-l] / ˈfɪk ʃən l /


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The fictional Async is merely following the same trajectory.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

At first blush, his lifetime Wins Above Replacement of 0.3 would indicate that he’s little better than the fictional minor league “replacement player” to which MLB players are compared in calculating the statistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Originally published in 1988, Rivals is the second of Cooper's hugely successful Rutshire Chronicles, a series of books that chronicle the lives of English upper and upper-middle classes in a fictional area of the Cotswolds.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

As Artie pursues a haphazard path toward better self-understanding, Ms. Strout deploys the fictional strategies that have made her novels feel as if they are about more than ordinary subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

I share an End Day with my favorite fictional villain.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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