fool's paradise

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Noun
  • Politicians and pundits and former residents have battered New York City in recent years, branding our town as a symbol of a country gone to hell.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026
  • Sunday will be one hell of a day for America, that is for sure.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • But in today’s United States, an aspiring tech dystopia where the news can be weirder than the conspiracy theories?
    Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026
  • At this year’s Venice Biennale, the performance artist and choreographer Florentina Holzinger used the stage of the Austria Pavilion to alert viewers to an increasingly underwater dystopia.
    Lilyanna D'Amato, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
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“Fool's paradise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fool%27s%20paradise. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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