mirage
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The mirage of privacy and convenience could be causing more people to turn to AI for health-related information.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
This was just one of hundreds of posts that we are calling "mirage" content, which paint a deceptive picture of a place distinct from reality.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The glare of the metal painted a mirage in the desiccated swap meet landscape, emitting an orb of heat and undeniable beauty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
See more: The massive run-up in AI stocks this year may be built on a ‘token mirage’
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
It was a mirage caused by the shimmering waves of heat rising off the dry ground.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
It was the first of many Majorana mirages.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2023
Don't the words "recovery" and "convalescence" shimmer in your imagination like mirages?
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023
The tale of that man, his map, and the place it led to is really one about Southern California’s twin mirages — fame and fortune — and the people who seek one or the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
Some will likely turn out to be mirages, much closer galaxies masquerading as more remote ones because they contain large amounts of dust, which also causes their light to be redshifted.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 6, 2022
It’s a mirage, Khalid told me once—like the mirages you see way out in the middle of a desert, but instead, they shimmer over the cracked pavement and potholes of our little town.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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