glitch

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Later, a stranger gleefully approaches Kornev, convinced he knows him, and the effect is chilling — a glitch in the matrix in which human connection briefly flourishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The only glitch in the matrix: Rubio was not planning to bring any reporters on his plane, in a rare break with decades of precedent for US secretaries of state.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

The only potential glitch in his 24-hour trip was that he had to avoid forking out for a hotel, which could have added an extra £400 to his bill.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Japan will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Maybe there really was a glitch with the Crystal Ball, and this will prove that whatever happened back there was a mistake.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston