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But the reign of the national law was short-lived and illusionary.
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
As a result, true patriotism will never be compatible with radical nationalism or some illusionary cosmopolitanism.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
Pisces is ruled by two planets — expansive and lucky Jupiter (traditional) and illusionary and mysterious Neptune (modern).
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 19 Feb. 2024
The election, held over three days, gave Putin over 87% of the vote, extending his already 24-year rule until at least 2030 – a stratospheric result that recalled the illusionary elections of the Soviet Union or those of other dictatorships, such as North Korea or Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Watch for illusionary spending while Venus contends with Neptune.
—USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
Reeves wants to keep his Batman films within certain boundaries of illusionary realism, but importantly he’s specified not just a willingness but an actual intent to try to find ways to incorporate some of the more fantastical elements and villains into his bat-world.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 19 May 2022
Take the leaf top, which is more a work of illusionary art than a going out top, crafted from an actual Alocasia Macrorrhiza leaf bonded with jersey.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
The scene jumps between them tearing Jackie's carcass apart and an illusionary shot of the girls dressed in togas, indulging in a gluttonous Greco-Roman feast.
—Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
As a result, true patriotism will never be compatible with radical nationalism or some illusionary cosmopolitanism.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
Pisces is ruled by two planets — expansive and lucky Jupiter (traditional) and illusionary and mysterious Neptune (modern).
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 19 Feb. 2024
The election, held over three days, gave Putin over 87% of the vote, extending his already 24-year rule until at least 2030 – a stratospheric result that recalled the illusionary elections of the Soviet Union or those of other dictatorships, such as North Korea or Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Watch for illusionary spending while Venus contends with Neptune.
—USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
Reeves wants to keep his Batman films within certain boundaries of illusionary realism, but importantly he’s specified not just a willingness but an actual intent to try to find ways to incorporate some of the more fantastical elements and villains into his bat-world.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 19 May 2022
Take the leaf top, which is more a work of illusionary art than a going out top, crafted from an actual Alocasia Macrorrhiza leaf bonded with jersey.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
The scene jumps between them tearing Jackie's carcass apart and an illusionary shot of the girls dressed in togas, indulging in a gluttonous Greco-Roman feast.
—Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
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“Illusionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illusionary. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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