teleportation
noun
tele·por·ta·tion
ˌte-lə-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
1
: the act or process of moving an object or person by psychokinesis
2
in fiction
: instantaneous travel between two locations without crossing the intervening space
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The paint is deftly mottled but its handling lacks the prowess of her later work (see, for example, Being Beamed, 1984, a fantasia of extraterrestrial teleportation in which the watercolor is sumptuous but perfectly controlled).
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Around eight months before filming, the stunt team – led by second unit director Kyle Gardiner and fight coordinators Michael Lehr and Malay Kim – showed him the previs, giving him time to shape the sequences and add Kung Lao’s signature Wing Chun punches and teleportation movements.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026
The two-qubit gates were executed successfully over 99 percent of the time, while teleportation succeeded about 87 percent of the time.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Phillips was scheduled to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee last week, but did not appear after his teleportation comments surfaced.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Around eight months before filming, the stunt team – led by second unit director Kyle Gardiner and fight coordinators Michael Lehr and Malay Kim – showed him the previs, giving him time to shape the sequences and add Kung Lao’s signature Wing Chun punches and teleportation movements.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026
The two-qubit gates were executed successfully over 99 percent of the time, while teleportation succeeded about 87 percent of the time.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Phillips was scheduled to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee last week, but did not appear after his teleportation comments surfaced.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Teleportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleportation. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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