make believe
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Bitcoin might be make believe, but it’s also the center of speculative activity in financial markets.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
“And just make believe and playing. And then on a personal level, I think I learned how to be myself … that everyone would accept me for who I was.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
It is a sensation without parallel in the world of make believe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
From a young age he wanted to dress up and make up and make believe, including as a mermaid, and wondered if he was a girl.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
Occasionally, he would rest an elbow purposely on the edge of the table, and make believe he didn’t notice some child who had slipped out of a chair and was tiptoeing toward him.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
But make-believe can only get one so far when the real world keeps intruding.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Performing and make-believe eased my anxieties. I was able to step outside of myself,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Yabloko was for decades a core part of this make-believe politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
And with every request comes an unspoken plea for understanding, no matter how far into the land of make-believe they’re asking to be led.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
She couldn’t bear for Rachel to look like a funny little make-believe woman.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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