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like a dream



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Sundus had already lost another child, her parents and her brother by the time Bisan was born, and said that the news her daughter was alive was "like a dream".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"First of all, in the last 24 hours, when I was sitting on the flight, it felt like a dream," an beaming Siraj told reporters.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The speculation that bitcoin would hit $200,000 in 2025 now seems like a dream.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

It seemed like a dream as returning home had less and less appeal.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

Carmen had only one memory of that terrible day—dim and hazy like a dream.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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