will-o'-the-wisp

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Noun
  • Most Jews at the time believed that founding a Jewish state in the land of Israel was a pipe dream, or worse.
    Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Marketing was once limited by human bandwidth, where true scale felt more pipe dream than achievable reality.
    Loreal Lynch, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Conclusion What has long been the mirage of legal transformation is about to become the reality.
    Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Unless his past is a mirage, the same won’t be said about Juan Soto.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
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
  • These daydreams of quality might just be delusions.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Starting with a dreamy conjunction between Venus and Neptune in Pisces on Feb. 1, don’t be surprised if your love life feels extra enchanting — indulge in your daydreams and let your imagination guide you.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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