fool's paradise

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Noun
  • The supervillain reveals it to the world, turning the public against Superman and making Supes’ life hell, including kidnapping his dog Krypto.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 July 2025
  • But this place is something of a personal hell; Harper entered Monday with a lower OPS here than in any other National League ballpark.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • None had terribly high stakes conflicts, at least by Hollywood action standards; there weren’t nuclear emergencies or car chases or creative dystopias.
    Kathy Wang July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • Richard Sutherland Lakeland America has become a dystopia A dystopia is a community where the order of the day is to bring servitude, misery, poverty, inequality, injustice and suffering.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
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