will-o'-the-wisp

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Noun
  • Part plan, part pipe dream, Lakers star LeBron James and oldest son Bronny became the first father and son to share an NBA court together — a milestone celebrating the elder James’ longevity and the younger James’ resilience.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Evolving the critical network pipes that have been effectively delivering the cellular traffic at the heart of the mobile revolution into a new source of revenue for both carriers and equipment makers has been—pardon the pun—a pipe dream for some time.
    Bob O'Donnell, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The artist and Buddhist leader is himself a mirage.
    Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Stefan Hedlund, director of research at the Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Uppsala University, thinks Russia’s growth figures are a mirage clouded by Russia’s wartime spending, which has artificially inflated GDP.
    Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Several sources say ignis fatuus, a spark of swamp gas, is the likely cause of the strange light.
    Fox News, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The story also helped explain ignis fatuus, a natural phenomenon that occurs in marshlands and bogs—such as those in Ireland’s countryside—producing flickering lights as gases from decomposing organic matter combust.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 27 Oct. 2020
Noun
  • The scene feels more like fantasy than reality, perhaps a daydream or hallucination conjured from one of Lois’s alcoholic hazes.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Wine & Travel France is an armchair traveler’s delight, inspiring daydreams as well as vacation plans.
    Laura Manske, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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