illusion

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The illusion awakens him to a new means of looking at “nature and culture, the given and the constructed,” wherein these supposed binaries collapse together and exist simultaneously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

They explore how Top Model’s central promise—a fast track to a career in the fashion industry—was ultimately an illusion used to make great television at the expense of the contestants.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

It is actually something of an optical illusion, for the options are not getting more expensive in terms of price as the earnings date approaches, but in fact are remaining the same.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“But that connection isn’t a replacement for human connection. It gives the illusion of being close, but without real interpersonal interaction.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

They lie staring up at the chandelier, the light reflecting over the crystals turning it into the night sky without need of any illusion.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern