as in disillusions
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
let me disabuse you of your foolish notions
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To get around the closure, Caltrans District 3 advises motorists to merge onto westbound Interstate 80, take the Kidwell Road exit, turn left onto Kidwell Road and then turn left onto the eastbound Interstate 80 on-ramp.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026 -
Don’t wait to go to a health care provider, the CDC advises.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
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The adaptation of Georgy Demidov’s eponymous novel, set in the Soviet Union in 1937 during Stalin’s Great Purge, tells the story of a young local prosecutor and dedicated communist who starts to question his undying faith in the regime.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Neither tells you whether the result was any good.—
Mark Hull,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Disabuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabuses. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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