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trance

[trans, trahns] / træns, trɑns /


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I must have been in a trance as I clicked through dozens of clips—fix-it videos, rescue-dog accounts, road-rage incidents, segments of “Justified” episodes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Notably, this trance is one of the few instances in the film when Lilian slips back into English.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

She dances barefoot in a trance, her skin glowing with sweat, with her hair worn wild and loose.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

“I remember her being like, ‘in a trance, I saw you in a magazine, there was a write-up about you,’” says Harmony.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

All I could do was stand there like I was in a trance, hold onto my net, and stare at that big monkey.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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