surreal
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If you already thought the stock market’s booming reactions to this geopolitically chaotic economic moment were irrational—well, it’s about to get much more surreal, because the rules governing the trade are about to change dramatically.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
The most surreal part of the inspector-general report is its section about how long this has been going on—and why.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
"Telling my story in full for the first time feels surreal and, in some ways, a long time coming," Wright says.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
It was a bit surreal, said former visitor John Honell of West Covina: “You had this whole complex in the middle of the desert.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Sometimes, when there’s been an accident and reality is too sudden and strange to comprehend, the surreal will take over.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing surreal
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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Grade 9, List 5
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The Things They Carried
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