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science fiction

[sahy-uhns fik-shuhn] / ˈsaɪ əns ˈfɪk ʃən /
NOUN
literary fantasy about future
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It’s more like the language of Robert A. Heinlein, who wrote science fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Those are a few of the factors that make SpaceX unique—if being the first company to turn what amounted to science fiction into a trillion-dollar valuation wasn’t enough.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It also has a commemorative silver tray Isro presented to the science fiction author Arthur C Clarke in 2007 on his 90th birthday.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The company’s S-1 is nearly 300 pages, chock-full of futuristic product ideas and lingo more reminiscent of science fiction than your typical Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

And it seems like it should be science fiction.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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