as in myths
a false idea or belief
the common misbelief that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon
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Partnerships like this help to dispel myths and skepticism surrounding LiDAR’s versatility.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Forget the old myths about dressing up or sweet-talking your way to the front.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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As people increasingly turn to AI chatbots for emotional support and life advice, recent incidents have put a spotlight on their potential to feed into delusions and facilitate a false sense of closeness or care.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
17 Sep. 2025
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Notably, Illinois banned AI therapy after research found chatbot therapists fuel delusions, and California is close to becoming the first state to restrict companion bots to protect kids.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Conducted over the course of several months, a Microsoft postmortem on the Storm-0558 attack revealed several errors that led to the Chinese group slipping past cloud defenses.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
20 Sep. 2025
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Many define empathy differently or fail to define it at all; others fail to use control groups, do not report effect sizes, or contain other errors and omissions that make the studies difficult to compare.—
Rachel Pearson,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Any lingering illusions of a comeback ended five minutes later when Zaha cleverly drew a foul from the lunging Sergio Busquets, and the former Crystal Palace winger, the team’s regular penalty taker, generously handed Toklomati the chance for his hat trick.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Shatter your illusions of love?—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tour explores etiquette rules, superstitions and customs of a home funeral service from the turn of the 20th century.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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The legend evokes strong superstitions among some, particularly commercial fisherman.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Vega acknowledges that misconceptions about cafeteria food may lead some families to send a packed lunch along with the message that school lunches are inadequate or even harmful.—
Oona Hanson,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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There's other big misconceptions around PPA, too.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Misbeliefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbeliefs. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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