illusion

"Dredging rivers creates the illusion of taking action," said Olaf Bandt, head of environmental group BUND.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Even here, though, historians have noted that the Soviet Union’s near-simultaneous invasion of Manchuria—which dispelled Japan’s illusion that Moscow might stay neutral in the war—also had an impact on the emperor’s calculations.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

The misplaced foot is something of an optical illusion, due mainly to Trumbull’s less than masterful drawing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

She holds out her hand and turns it slowly, presenting it with a certain amount of showmanship so that Marco can see that there is no illusion involved.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Still, Raines, 79, has no illusions about the challenges the city faces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

"He would never do that, let's not have any illusions," said Tikhanovskaya, who recently returned from a trip to Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

"I'm under no illusions that Flora will present a very tough challenge, she's undefeated as a professional and has a good amateur pedigree so I have the utmost respect for her," added Taylor.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Investigating four centuries of British and American data, Mr. Goodspeed concludes that the apparent business cycles that economists have spent careers documenting are “apophanies” rather than epiphanies: illusions of pattern imposed on noise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

“Not only because they see the Remarkable, but because they thought illusions and invisibility didn’t work on them. Looks like they were right. JP’s more powerful than we thought.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas