illusion
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The runway slope and width create what’s known as a crowned runway illusion that distorts a pilot’s perception of height and distance during their final approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Learning is taking place at a rapid rate today, but it’s an illusion that the AI companies are out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
And Skylar Fox’s illusion design adds an element of visual sorcery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Having sales associates offer personal styling services completes the illusion of shopping in a far more upscale store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A shimmering illusion of me appears, and she catches the plate of spaghetti in midair.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, made a career out of building illusions she delighted in dismantling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
As critical as he is of his own government, he has few illusions about the West.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Stephen Costello was an assertive Pinkerton; Jarrett Ott a mellifluous, nuanced Sharpless; Sun-Ly Pierce a fine Suzuki without illusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Many students and postdocs lost friends and illusions that week,” Mr. Sheffi writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“That thing with the spaghetti—I didn’t know your illusions could do that.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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