| 单词 | mirage |
| 例句 | One day, he will grow too old to be told that a wandering man is a mirage and that naked flesh is a dream. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In the distance spiky, chocolate-brown mountains floated on eerie pools of mirage. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel as if there’s not much left of me; they will slip through my arms, as if I’m made of smoke, as if I’m a mirage, fading before their eyes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The filmy enchantments of mirage could not endure the cold ocean water and the horizon was hard, clipped blue. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The sun shimmered off the lake in bright waves—it didn’t look like a real lake but a mirage in the Sahara. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z If she concentrated, she could see her normal arms, but when she moved them they rippled like mirages, separating into three different sets of muscular Earthborn arms. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He had heard people speak of mirages, and had already seen some himself: they were desires that, because of their intensity, materialized over the sands of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Or are we perhaps just chasing a mirage? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z These mirages made navigation around the bergs very dangerous, because it was often hard to tell what was a real iceberg and what was a phantom. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z On the footpath that led past the warren, bright threads of light—watery, a mirage—trickled and glittered across the shortest, smoothest grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the cartoons, when you think you’re seeing a mirage, you rub your fists into your eyes and it clears right up. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The camp looms like a small village before me, flickering and swaying in the haze like a mirage. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But superimposed over the ruins was another layer of reality - a spectral mirage of the palace as it must have appeared in its heyday. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The sky and the mountain were at an immense distance, shimmering in the heat; and the reef was lifted by mirage, floating in a land of silver pool halfway up the sky. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They were high up and the afternoon had advanced; the view was not robbed of sharpness by mirage. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Then the creature stepped from mirage on to clear sand, and they saw that the darkness was not all shadows but mostly clothing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z NASA’s first orbital mission, and the debut of the all-important tracking and communications network, shimmered in the near distance like a heat mirage. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Often the crystalline air formed mirages, and the sailors saw icebergs suspended upside down on the horizon. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I had participated in spreading the truths that had done so much to help the American black man rid himself of the mirage that the white race was made up of “superior” beings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As he pulls off of Pacific Coast Highway, the plant wavers before him like an ugly industrial mirage, asphalt heat making it shimmer before him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then he pointed to the top of the fire, where the snapping yellow flames dissolved into an invisible shimmery heat that made the desert beyond seem to waver, like a mirage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was an intricate stew of truths and mirages that convulsed the ghost of José Arcadio Buendía under the chestnut tree with impatience and made him wander all through the house even in broad daylight. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Gaston, her husband, took care not to antagonize her, although since that fatal noon when he got off the train he realized that his wife's determination had been provoked by a nostalgic mirage. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was a mirage caused by the shimmering waves of heat rising off the dry ground. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Briefly he stopped, feeling as though he was seeing a mirage; it was himself he seemed to see, himself as he had been the day before, rushing headlong from the field. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z At first I think it’s a mirage, just my thoughts mixing up my eyes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “This is amazing,” she said, shaking her head and looking at him like he was a mirage. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then, at the end of the afternoon, the mirage subsided and the horizon became level and blue and clipped as the sun declined. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z When the city appeared before her, its walls and towers shimmering white behind a veil of heat, it looked so beautiful that Dany was certain it must be a mirage. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The leaves of the magnolia trees shift and shimmer in the breeze like a mirage, but I don’t see anyone—only the shadows of the coming night. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z In its place a new school has risen instantly, like a mirage: light-colored, block-shaped, glossy and modern. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The figure that blocks his path near the edge of the courtyard is transparent, appearing like a mirage in the glow of the bonfire and the gently swaying paper lanterns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My house wavered like a mirage across the field. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He crossed a yellow plain where the echo repeated one's thoughts and where anxiety brought on premonitory mirages. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It’s a mirage, Khalid told me once—like the mirages you see way out in the middle of a desert, but instead, they shimmer over the cracked pavement and potholes of our little town. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “It’s just a mirage, a trick of the light. Nothing to do with the war.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Illusions,” explained Alec, “are like mirages,” and, realizing that this didn’t help much, he continued: “And mirages are things that aren’t really there that you can see very clearly.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Miles to the west, a vast body of water lays shimmering like a mirage. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z This uplifting vision, it turned out, was mostly a mirage. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z To many of his fellow agents, Bill Harvey's gold mine suddenly seemed like a mirage. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Another swears it was a mirage, some sort of hallucination, possibly caused by evil emanations surrounding 803 Oriole Street. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl, who looked about Ernie’s age, wiped sweat from her forehead and squinted as if he and Genie weren’t actually there, as if they were a mirage. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Slowly, like a mirage from a desert sandstorm, a figure emerged walking toward the people. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z There, shimmering like a mirage at the edge of the battlefield, is a figure. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Alex wonders for an insane second if his brain has conjured up some kind of stress-induced sex mirage, when Henry says, voice lowered, “You looked rather tragic drinking alone.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The Kennedys’ house shimmered for a few days like a mirage, an oddly distant but pretty vision, framed by jagged points of multicolored light. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z From here, ships must be like a mirage in the desert. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Or maybe the girls were right and he was some strange fever dream brought on by the island, a prince mirage. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He walked toward me like a man in a desert, looking afraid that what he saw before him might be a mirage that would vanish when he got closer. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The mirages had died away and gloomily he ran his eye along the taut blue line of the horizon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I can conjure them but they are mirages only, they don’t last. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The stranger’s face had a pained expression of stupor and he seemed to be battling silently against his primary instincts so as not to break up the mirage. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At first he wasn't sure if this was another kind of mirage, but the farther he walked, the clearer they came into a view. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And maybe he has been fooled sometimes; maybe he thought it was a mirage. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The beach stretched away before them in a gentle curve till perspective drew it into one with the forest; for the day was not advanced enough to be obscured by the shifting veils of mirage. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The air shimmered like a mirage, and Percy heard the roar of a crowd above him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sleep enveloped him like the swathing mirages that were wrestling with the brilliance of the lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But they were like a mirage that keeps its distance. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We walk and walk and walk, all down through town and past the graveyard and over the long strips of paved road where mirages shimmer in the sun. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I can’t see anything clearly, and when I look up and out past the fence, I only see waves of a mirage displacing the desert plants and the mountains in the distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I stand there, staring at the perfection and wondering if it’s a mirage. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z ‘Sleep!’ said Frodo and sighed, as if out of a desert he had seen a mirage of cool green. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The building was a twelve-story showcase of modern architecture, all glass and concrete, rising like a mirage from the site of Benjamin Duke’s old estate, Four Acres. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Before I could dive for him, he vanished like a strange mirage. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Genes were a mirage invented by the bourgeoisie to emphasize the fixity of individual differences, whereas, in fact, nothing about features, identities, choices, or destinies was indelible. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It seemed like a mirage—too beautiful to be real—but it was still there when I looked again. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I made my way towards it as though it were a mirage in the desert. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The storm clouds inside burned away, leaving nothing but red dust and shimmering heat, like mirages on the Sahara. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Now, toward the end of the afternoon, the mirages were settling a little. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And like a vanishing mirage, the tiger disappeared. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z For, on the old beamed ceiling of the parlor, streaks of light swam and danced and wavered like a bright mirage, reflected through the windows from the sunlit surface of the pond. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The first glimpse of Laguna Bacalar felt like a mirage, a flash of luminous turquoise through a haze of trees. Is This the Next Tulum? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Thin lines of purple and blue divide larger blocks of green and gray in one untitled canvas from 1978 — it feels like chasing a mirage under moonlight. TEFAF New York: A Worldly Fair Overflows With Art and Design 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z “By hovering over the park in a horizontal band, Fata Morgana becomes a ghostlike, sculptural, luminous mirage that both distorts the landscape and radiates golden light.” Teresita Fernández’s New Installation the Largest to Date in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Each new place is like Bruce Chatwin’s “Timbuktu of the mind” — more mirage than reality. Memoirs of an Insatiable Traveler 2011-06-03T17:37:30Z Progress was a mirage; they felt like strangers in a strange land. Tony Harrison's poem V is a timeless portrayal of working-class aspiration 2013-02-18T08:00:31Z But if there’s anything meaningful to be taken away from the great mirage that was the Balenciaga Pope, it’s that, on occasion, AI will fool us just enough to delight us. An AI-generated ‘Balenciaga pope’ fooled us all. How much does it matter? 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z There is a comforting sameness at the center of the lake, a blue vastness, swells and mirage. From Chicago to Mackinac Island, a Tour of Lake Michigan 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z With Akinbode Akinbiyi, a British citizen of Nigerian descent, we walk the streets of Lagos and the alleyways of Cairo, where pyramids loom like mirages. Philadelphia Offers a Full-Fledged Summer of African Art 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z But in many cases it is a mirage. Nightmares in the dream factory: how Hollywood scams would-be child stars 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Vallée accentuated the mother story line by adding scenes for Dern along the trail, where she appears, like a mirage, popping out from behind trees. Director Jean-Marc Vallee is on a 'Wild' ride in Hollywood 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z But whether viewers see a gender-fluid likeness of Duchamp in the ethereal Rorschach blot — or just a mirage — may depend on their taste for a good ghost story. Now You See Him, Now You Don’t: Duchamp From Beyond the Grave 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Moreover, the apparent safe, warm comfort blanket of Maleficent 2 might prove to be a mirage. Maleficent 2: the worst example of Angelina's Jolieland syndrome 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z “There is only a mirage on the horizon.” Analysis | At the Met, beautiful paintings that won’t love you back 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z “Since the first desert wanderer dying of thirst, mirages had appeared in the distance, promising water only to deliver more parched earth. The closer you came the farther the promise retreated.” New life for the underground hit ‘The Never-Open Desert Diner’ 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z But with the Oscars hovering in the far distance like some desert mirage, things have finally got serious. Close up: awards season is upon us 2012-12-13T17:43:45Z It’s a meditation on yearning, solitude and self; a soul storm, a mirage of phantom figures — resurrected images of dead ancestors, childhood memories, the changing face of Spain itself. ‘Ordesa’ Is a Meditation on Yearning, Solitude and Family 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z At his best, he all but atomized the distinction, creating a modern brand of pointillism, where his images are like neon mirages floating on thick, smoky air. Ed Paschke 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Its apparent fragility is not a mirage, as evidenced by the ladders, the 149 tunnels, and the holes in the mesh panels that make long stretches of the fence look like a patchwork quilt. Border fence’s devastating toll 2012-09-18T22:00:00Z And with that caveat, shimmering-hot air rises around the figurines: an agonizing mirage for someone missing home. Art We Saw This Summer 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Just when it seemed he was lost forever in the mirage of his own ennui, a great white whale of a Chevy zooms toward him — and he pursues it with zeal. Mad Men Watch: How Much Damage Did You Do, Peaches? 2013-05-06T09:45:54Z But if the 'mirage' was never built as a stage, not his birth place of the background so these stories, created with a fantastic effect. World literature tour: Indonesia 2011-07-18T11:22:40Z In November he announced — in a tweet, naturally — that the “narrative violation” of 2020 will be “narrative mirage.” What Makes a ‘Narrative Violation’? 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z The larger-scale arrangements loom up and disappear like mirages. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-22T13:57:00Z The sense of control, the careful planning for the future — it’s all a mirage. She made a career out of studying the brain. Then hers veered off course. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z But our collective sigh of relief, in a city where we’ve weathered the worst for now, is a mirage in a country where Covid-19 cases are increasing nearly every day. As Galleries Reopen, Two Critics Find Rewards Eclipse the Angst 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Indeed, you could suspect that this is a tropical Dubai, another glamorous mirage in the middle of nowhere. T Magazine: Beyond the Melting Pot 2011-05-16T19:45:36Z Everyone sees everyone else as justifying their view so that opinion rests on a mirage. The Urgent Quest for Slower, Better News 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z In their semireality, the King’s Metropolis of Economy and Trade and the ghostly holograms Alan is selling might just as well be a desert mirage. Review: ‘A Hologram for the King’ Is Elevated by Tom Hanks’s Portrayal of an American Everyman 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z That mecca, the Appleton Estate, seems like a tropical mirage. On a Caribbean Rum Trail 2014-02-21T19:02:44Z “She Said She Said” described a mystery I could see on the horizon, vibrating like a mirage. My Obsession with a Beatles Song 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z The result was extraordinarily poetic, as though the men appeared through a mirage of seven veils. Special Report: Fashion: Romance at Work 2011-06-27T15:57:04Z “They needed a blinding light effect at one point for the ‘mirage’ scene,” he said. Eva Monley, Film Location Scout in Africa, Dies at 88 2011-11-21T04:36:17Z It's just a carnival of vacuity, a shimmering mirage, not just a victory of style over substance, but a total hammering. TV review ? Barbara Windsor: A Comedy Roast and Louie Spence's Showbusiness 2011-01-06T08:00:02Z Chicago's faux classical "White City" rose up like a mirage on the shores of Lake Michigan. 'In the Garden of Beasts': Erik Larson plumbs terror in Nazi Germany 2011-05-05T20:00:16Z Because while Murray and his laid-back riffs anchor this oil spill of a story, he needs a more tangible movie to latch onto, and all he gets is a mirage. Review: Bill Murray’s Rock the Kasbah 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z At the same time, the general atmosphere was school-like in a good, utopian way: people working side by side, artists enjoying other artists, Manhattan a mere mirage in the wide Bushwick sky. Art Review: Bushwick Open Studios 2012-06-07T23:04:04Z It had been a blisteringly hot three-mile hike from the island camp spot where we had lived in tents for three days; the glistening vat of fresh lemonade shone like a mirage on the Sahara. On Cumberland Island, you don’t have to choose between roughing it and pampering yourself 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z In the end the music seemed to dissolve into thin air like a mirage. Review: New Juilliard Ensemble Embraces Rilke 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z This mirage of hovering planes, voids and shadows in sheets of cutout, darkly rusted ferrous iron is simultaneously a mask, a body and a musical instrument. Review: Picasso, Completely Himself in 3 Dimensions 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Everything seems to tilt when they walk in the room, and you often feel a deep, instant connection that is entirely a mirage. Who Is Austin Butler and What Does He Want? 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z But for “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” the new film from the Coen brothers and the first title Netflix is distributing this way, the exclusive theatrical release was something of a mirage. Netflix Put a Movie in Theaters. Good Luck Finding It. 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Yet, as the recent men’s wear and couture shows in Europe suggested, a stylish mirage hovers on the horizon. Nino Cerruti Gave Elegance a Good Name 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Ester’s unanswered texts to him are likely to send a chill of pained recognition through any reader who has sacrificed self-respect in pursuit of some mirage of love or desirability. Heroines of Self-Hate 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z All that remains of the American Dream in this novel is the false promise of economic mobility and the mirage of fairness. Review | In ‘Friends and Strangers,’ a new mom insists the babysitter is her buddy. She’s not. 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z During the last half dozen years it has materialized almost like a mirage, levitating above more than a dozen gritty acres of working rail tracks on the Far West Side. Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The murals that are sometimes painted on border walls end up deepening the effect of the mirage. Do Walls Change How We Think? 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z And the promise of auroras seemed to be more of a mirage. Solar storm shakes Earth's magnetic field, could intensify today 2012-03-09T12:36:00Z Turner shows the sun transforming matter into energy, turning the substantial world into an airy mirage in which cattle and castle almost disappear and the land is as vaporous as the sky. The 10 best paintings for winter cheer 2013-01-12T19:05:00Z The Supreme myth had already become more mirage than reality. Can Supreme Stay Cool While Going Corporate? 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Both women, with businesslike dedication, appear to have pursued a mirage that, when attained, could only disappoint. How Can We Read Edith Wharton Today? 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z So many years later, the “idealism” of that moment proved to be a mirage, viewed through the befogged lens of hubris, clouded by lies. In Today’s World, Is It Possible to Be an Idealist? 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z A fata morgana is defined as a mirage. Teresita Fernández’s New Installation the Largest to Date in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The close-set lines even produce an optical glare very much like a desert mirage. What to See in New York Art Galleries Right Now 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The gusting wind picks up spirals of sand, and the asphalt creates glowing, watery mirages. Exploring Modern Ruins in Southern California 2014-03-19T21:24:02Z Given that it was an error, a mirage, an astonishing mass delusion, what do we gain if we do remember it? Red star rising 2010-08-06T23:04:00Z As its title suggests, Luca Silvestrini's new work for Protein Dance is concerned with the mirage of human connection in a digital age. American Ballet Theatre; LOL (Lots of Love) ? review 2011-02-06T00:06:02Z To call Solitaire a town would be generous; its popularity stems significantly from the very fact that it exists, since gas-station sightings are less common than a mirage in Namibia’s hinterland. 7 Days, 1,500 Miles in Namibia 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z But their bloom and innocence are a mirage, these aging Barbie dolls in polyester pantsuits, dutifully getting rid of their husbands’ bloodstained shirts. Dressing ‘The Irishman’: Polyester Pantsuits and Capo Collars 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The album feels more like a ghostly mosaic or a mirage — evanescent, bewitching, fragmentary — than an exact telling of that story. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z And I’m reminded that for those like me, the status quo is a mirage, elusive no matter how hard we chase it. I Was Bullied for Being Arab. Nine Inch Nails Threw Me a Lifeline. 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z This oasis of security in the desert is a mirage, as Jaxie always knew. Review | The tale of a disaffected teen on the run from a crime he didn’t commit 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z It's the perfect time for a series like "Breaking Bad," which paints the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Recap: "Breaking Bad" 4x3, "Open House" 2011-08-01T18:30:00Z “She’s interested in the question of ephemerality and mirage; perception, light and space — all of which is particularly suited for outdoor projects,” Ms. Rapaport said. The Glow Coming to Madison Square 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z And then there was the fact of how quickly it had arrived, like a mirage. The Curious Case of the Sudden Tie-Dye Store 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Then, in December 2008, they discovered that it had all been a mirage. Madoff’s Multibillion-Dollar Mirage Arrives on TV 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z The mountains looming in Montana Tippett's extraordinary set design also may deceive your eyes: from moment to moment they look like misty peaks, or jagged chunks of quartz, or a billowing mirage. 'The Bells' at Strawshop: haunting landscape, haunting secret 2012-02-03T00:18:04Z What’s this talk about a ‘red mirage’ or a ‘blue mirage’? How is TV news going to cover the weirdest, most fraught election in history? All of your questions answered. 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z This spin is part of a “mirage on the Mekong”, Mr Strangio writes, a jab at the naive “miracle on the Mekong” phrase that was bandied about during the elections in 1998. Miracle or mirage? 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z If the clouds of smoke many of us think we’re seeing are not, indeed, mirages, the next logical question is to ask where they’re coming from. That Cloud of Smoke Is Not a Mirage 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z On the manicured lawn at the mouth of the Karlsaue, “Doing Nothing Garden,” an undulant compost-heap hillock fuzzy with new weeds, by the Chinese artist Song Dong, erupts like a comic mirage. Art Review: Documenta 13 in Kassel, Germany 2012-06-14T21:44:01Z Fenia Xenopoulou grew up in an impoverished Cypriot village where the shimmering silver leaves of the olive trees served as a mirage to blind the tourists to the misery around them. A Dark Comedy About Life at the Heart of the European Union 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Women’s equality is a mirage in so many parts of the world, and this clever narrative brings the ongoing struggle to achieve it into sharp and poignant relief. Winged Victories: 2 Picture Books Take Flight 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z In “Arabesque,” he connects ballet and Middle Eastern movement to create illusions of desert mirages. Several Styles, All Together Now 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z A bar appeared like a mirage at the opposite end. The U.S. Virgin Islands clean up for the holidays 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z “I’m her mirage in the art desert,” she said. Finding Common Ground and Love in Harlem 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z The one-handed stroller collapse that would become my signature maneuver was a mirage shimmering beyond a desert of sleepless nights. The Enduring Wisdom of ‘Goodnight Moon’ 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile her friend Jason Henza experience demonstrates why such communities often prove to be mirages. "The Anarchists" is HBO's chaotic examination of fear, loathing and a crypto-bro con in Acapulco 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z They want to convince their elders that the revolution was more than a mirage and that it is not yet over. Egyptian-American Filmmaker Captures Cairo’s Arab Spring 2014-02-07T23:01:46Z By the time I arrived at the hospital in the early evening, he was hungry again, so he led me back to his mirage. Restaurants Near Hospitals Offer Real Comfort Food 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Peck’s exuberant 21st-century world here keeps suggesting something more like a mirage. Review: Miami City Ballet in ‘Heatscape,’ a Fleeting Chase of Romance 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z As Mr Hun Sen grew stronger, non-governmental organisations proliferated, and the mirage of progress really took hold. Miracle or mirage? 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Blame it on winter, snow, scarcity of food and the unexpected appearance — like a mirage — of a vault, packed with birdseed. When First We Practice to Deceive 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z We will see ourselves as if from a pebbly shore, a mirage trapped between what is above and below: a rolling, improvisatory work in progress. My Vancouver: An Ever-Unfolding Story 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z And when we set foot on the embankment of everything new, we headed in the direction of the housing mirage ahead of us. The Monoliths of Bratislava 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z So it was of little surprise that, last weekend, passionate questions around authentic presentations of self and voice, as well as explorations of artifice and mirage, were front and center on the runway. What We Saw at London Fashion Week Men’s 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z When a large group of strings adopts this technique, strange sonic mirages occur. The Otherworldly Minimalism of Jürg Frey 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z As you try to get your bearings, the whole thing recedes like a desert mirage. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Tourist landmarks and picturesque boulevards are scant; the Eiffel Tower occasionally appears in the hazy distance, like a mirage. ‘Spiral’ Review: A Peerless Policier Takes On Its Final Case 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Elegant in an Armani gown, Blanchett joked, "A lot of effort goes into this effortlessness. It's a wonderful mirage to be here tonight, but it's not entirely who I am." Globes leader 'American Hustle' gets Oscar boost 2014-01-13T17:03:48Z I followed Mr. Harris’ instructions a short distance up Highway 318 — the road to tiny Hiko, where a lake emerges like a mirage on the right of the highway — to a rusty metal fence. At Basin and Range National Monument, Landscapes, Art and Aliens 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Everything, he says, is part of the “mirage”, a word that crops up repeatedly. Just as the government could not resist meddling with the UN mission, so too with the Khmer Rouge tribunal. Miracle or mirage? 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z I set off alone, and after an hour’s walk a small market appeared like a mirage. The Man in Xinjiang: A Frightening Experience in Rural China 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z A hypnotic effect, a mirage of real life, was created: not strictly naturalism, but a poetry of the everyday. Simon Callow: Stanislavski was racked by self-doubt 2013-03-16T08:00:09Z The past is a mirage; we must make the present our home, the best one we can. Cannes 2011, Day 1: Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris' 2011-05-11T16:01:00Z “But it contributes to making each Biennale appear like some sort of miracle or mirage.” The Best Spots to Visit in Venice 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Out of perilous thirst arise all manner of mirages and visions. The Apocalyptic Visions of Ariana Reines 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z For the others, meanwhile, Oscar glimmers like a distant mirage. Oscar nominees do lunch 2011-02-08T21:35:05Z The bots help the topic trend, lend an air of grass-roots momentum and create enough of a mirage of a movement that real people then join in. On Twitter, a Battle Among Political Bots 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Approaching visitors see a mirage in the distance, the salt pans of the oasis with its feathery palms, and then the luminous ruins slowly taking physical shape out of the plain. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Virtually vacant at night, the fortress center was a silent 16th-century mirage. Morocco’s Other Coast Emerges as a Destination 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Is this the real thing, or another mirage? Miracle or mirage? 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Her book explores the mirage of the American Dream. 4 Writers to Watch This Summer 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z In this moment, the soothing summer single is a contradictory mirage. Drake Clears His Throat With DJ Khaled, and 10 More New Songs 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Objects materialising on the page like mirages; and simultaneously, like mirages, disappearing; figments surfacing and fading from memory. Awash with colour 2011-02-20T00:04:07Z “I really want it to be almost like a mirage,” she said of the sculpture — intending that it appear diaphanous and fragile. Art That Might Make You Want to Go to La Guardia 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Is the halo of health surrounding them a mirage? Looking ahead: The top food and agriculture stories for 2021 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z The "hologram" of the title seems to refer not only to a new kind of IT technology but to the idea that the systems of modern finance were built on a mirage. Dave Eggers: 'We tend to look everywhere but the mirror' – interview 2013-01-26T21:00:01Z They live in a zenlike mirage of modesty, until the nouveau-riche Whitmans arrive. When You Hate Your Neighbor, and Then Your Kids Start Dating 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z At the Capitol, tourists were beginning to notice Seinfeld, but only after they noticed the car, a shimmering mirage of silver-blue metallic in a small parking lot on the building’s west front. Behind the wheel of the Obama episode of Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars’ 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Even if it takes another season and a half to get there, Porter may be a mirage, or he may be the savior everyone’s been hoping for. The Walking Dead Watch: ‘Claimed’ 2014-02-24T02:09:50Z Look at Salgado's photograph of the snowcapped peak of Mount Hudson floating like a mirage across the waves and you are looking straight at a Japanese watercolour. Sebastião Salgado: Genesis – review 2013-04-13T23:06:24Z This is a mirage, of course, in much the same way Barry’s success has been, and the reader is in on the joke. A Road Trip Novel Distills America Through Gary Shteyngart’s Hipstamatic Mind 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z But in moments of repose and reflection, tears spring to her eyes, and the life she might have led seems to shimmer before her like a mirage. Review: In ‘Nice Girl,’ a Sudden Ray of Hope in a Dead-End Life 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z But Orszag calls that conclusion a “mirage,” claiming that the only way private plans could be delivering lower costs is by gaming the system. Who's Better at Running Medicare: Government, or the Private Sector? 2012-09-03T02:38:24Z “All year we’ve seen mirages of good films. Here is the real thing.” Richard Corliss, Time magazine film critic, dies at 71 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z “It looks beautiful from a distance. It’s more like a mirage.” Anila Quayyum Agha Uses Patterns to Break Patterns 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Melodies are elusive, taking sharp turns just when you think you’ve found their path, or evaporating into a mirage of hovering chords. Gabriel Kahane’s ‘The Ambassador,’ at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Is this supposed to be a mirage or a real threat? 'The Secret of Kells': An enchanting tale of a boy in barbarian times 2010-05-14T00:01:00Z It hovers above the city like a mirage, a castle in the clouds. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z “It’s a mirage, and it does a disservice to people who are thinking of getting married, just as painting parenting as all fun and games would be a disservice to future parents.” Facebook’s Last Taboo: The Unhappy Marriage 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z And on Instagram, the airbrushed mirage of mothering is being challenged by displays of raw desperation. Mommy Is Going Away for a While 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Good Bar felt like a mere mirage in this ghostly part of town. Good Bar stakes out the frontier of Pioneer Square 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Brush work varies tremendously, veering from thin and loose — proposing the objects as mirages — to thick and measured, creating nearly solid backgrounds that bump against the objects. Giorgio Morandi Creates a Universe on a Tabletop 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z “Hold Me Closer” — with choruses from “Tiny Dancer” and verses from “The One” — is produced by Andrew Watt with an echoey, nostalgic haze, floating into earshot and eventually dissolving like a mirage. Britney Spears and Elton John’s Mash-up, and 8 More New Songs 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The aftermath of 9/11 was a period marked by such surreality that in 2003, the United States invaded Iraq over the mirage of weapons of mass destruction. The Children of 9/11 Come of Age 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Now he was filming a sentimental mirage for a pharmaceutical company. The Art of Botox 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z The film’s start date, pushed back several times, has taken on a mirage quality, insubstantial but tantalisingly still on the horizon. My streaming gem: why you should watch Nobody's Watching 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Visitors lounged on the white sand, so far away that they blurred in the summer heat like a mirage. How to Survive in the ‘Shark Attack Capital of the World’ 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z People talk about his house as if it were a mirage, a thing of perfumes and flowers and mountain vapors, one man’s paradise. T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z The early 20th century history of American vaudeville and American burlesque, its black-sheep cousin, is practically a mirage now. Movie musicals deserving of remakes 2014-03-21T17:59:05Z The more skeptical, however, might see doors that lead nowhere as merely a mirage of deliverance. Review | In the galleries: Tim Doud takes a tactile turn 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z This island abbey in the Normandy region of France, one of the top pilgrimage sites of Christendom through the ages, floats like a mirage on the horizon. France’s stunning Mont St-Michel inspires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z They amount to a mirage: that Fox indeed is fair and balanced, when in fact it’s descended even further into pro-Trump propaganda and, at times, conspiracy-peddling. Perspective | Defensive, caravan-fixated and Trump-obsessed, the media blow it again. Just not as badly. 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z The words included “fidelity,” “flamboyant,” “mirage,” “llama” and “analysis.” Most kids breeze through first round of National Spelling Bee 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Whether 2010 was an oasis, a mirage or a blip that’s explicable from any number of industry angles, it felt like a vision. Oscars So White? Or Oscars So Dumb? Discuss. 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The pages are populated with lovely colour pictures and stylish paradoxes; lucid dreams, mirages, echoes, bubbles, mirror images and more are explored with a pleasantly provocative insistence on multiplying difficulties. Steven Poole's non-fiction choice ? reviews 2011-03-19T00:06:01Z Organs flicker like a mirage in the distance and the band’s wistful harmonies bolster the record’s mystique. Seattle expats La Luz channel their sunnier new home with ‘Floating Features’ 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Viewed through the scrim that covered part of the runway, the effect was of a mirage. Special Report: Fashion: Peter Pilotto Illuminates London Fashion Week 2011-09-19T17:48:59Z Eventually, some of the trees in this odd patch of landscape, hovering like a mirage over the river, will reach 60 feet in height. Review | An artificial island with a real upside 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Some call it Shiprock, because from certain angles it appears as if a clipper is sailing across a mirage. The Anti-Redskins Ad On The NBA Finals: Only One Question Really Matters 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Laurie Anderson's Smoke Rings, meanwhile, are of mirage, illusion and desire, a bewildering and enchanting meditation on a grand scale. Readers recommend: songs about circles – results 2012-08-09T12:04:00Z Only the Countess sees Lulu for what she really is, and in Sinead Matthews's performance this Lulu is a wonder: so greedy for life, trailing such throaty laughter that she dazzles like a mirage. Lulu 2010-06-21T20:31:00Z The cure for these harrowing mirages turned out to be not a concoction of complex chemicals, as once suspected, but rather the simple antidote of lemon juice. Diet can influence mood, behavior and more — a neuroscientist explains 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z His whole career seems faintly — perhaps illusorily — present in this grim but starkly beautiful trek, kind of shimmering on the horizon like a mirage. Film: He?s Fought His Own Way Back to Work 2011-01-09T02:13:01Z Her consciousness flickers to the screen in a Southern Gothic stream of gory memories, ghostly mirages, half-repressed remembrances, and flares of grief. Amy Adams Unravels in “Sharp Objects” 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z A glorious, roughly seven-minute opening track, “Weight of Love,” undulates like a desert mirage, equal parts shimmer and yowl. New Music: New albums by the Black Keys and Swans 2014-05-12T22:08:25Z But radiance again rose in the final section, a mirage of sound effects. A brilliant start to Esa-Pekka Salonen's L.A. Phil residency 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Now Mr Gordon thinks that Moore’s law is beginning to fade and the new economy is turning into a mirage. G force 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The male beauty experts of YouTube and Instagram are not drag queens, performers who use makeup to transform themselves into a heady mirage of feminine excess. Those Lips! Those Eyes! That Stubble! The Transformative Power of Men in Makeup 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Carlos Iturralde's "Fata Morgana" was a sonic mirage, with a trio of winds offstage mysteriously altering the sounds of violin, cello and bass on stage. Liminar makes Mexico's Carrillo look like the next great rediscovery 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z As in so much of Shepard’s work, fixity is a mirage that vanishes when approached. Sam Shepard's dual-voiced farewell 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z But the cool look was only a summer mirage. Milan designers tip hat to summer elegance 2011-06-20T22:31:13Z The “false glimmer” of mirages Quinn knew from his time in the desert? ‘Homeland’ Season 6, Episode 1: Carrie’s a Civilian — and a Brooklynite 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z To tell this surreal story, Cao used the city's real-life landscapes: banal concrete esplanades, anonymous condo towers and neighborhoods so new they seem to materialize on the horizon like a mirage. Object Lesson: Cao Fei's Beijing zombies in L.A. serve as a riff on modern China 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z New York has a commercial Museum of Illusions, a tourist attraction in the Meatpacking District whose optical mirages invite visitors to “Trick your eye and entertain your mind!” Made You Look: The Cubist Art of Deception 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Appearing like a mirage from the heart of the show, and presiding over the action like a 1950s beauty pageant winner turned cynical Greek chorus is Heather Christian's seductive songstress, Miss Atomic. Mission Drift ? review 2011-08-09T17:30:01Z Unusually for this time of year, it is a still day: I see offshore a sort of mirage, a low piece of land, floating in the waters of Table Bay. District Six revisited 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z The New York of Chronic City is a farrago of rumours, mirages and false identities where everything that is most desirable wavers just beyond reach or may not even exist. How novels came to terms with the internet 2011-01-15T00:06:06Z "That's a mirage, and don't take my word for it," the lawyer told the jury. Weinstein’s defense cites accuser’s email saying ‘I love you’ 4 years after alleged rape 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z If their relationship is a mirage that lacks the intimacy and the stakes of a real-life bond, will Peggy be Don's eventual undoing? "Mad Men" recap: Welcome home 2010-09-06T13:43:00Z In my imagination people kind of vaporize in the very bright light, like a mirage. A Dance of Vaporizing Bodies, With a Nod to Butoh 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z The scoreboards of prestige offer a handsome mirage of certitude, but our ongoing discussion about greatness remains unruly, public, perpetual and paramount. No charts, no Grammys, no Hall of Fame: Why pop greatness requires talk and time 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z On his endless walks, his thoughts turn repeatedly to a quiet cottage with lace curtains, a prewar life that now seems as fantastical as those mirages. 'The Way Back': Prisoners take it step by step in Peter Weir's great escape drama 2011-01-20T22:53:21Z Around 8 a.m. the woman with the pad reappeared like a mirage, darted over, tugged at my elbow and said softly, “Follow me.” Solo in Tokyo 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z “The frontier was, ultimately, a mirage,” he writes, because it promised “a limitless world” where “all could benefit; all could rise and share in the earth’s riches.” When America’s Love of the Open Frontier Hit a Wall 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Cloaked in black, on camelback, he materializes in the shimmering desert heat, as if in a mirage. Omar Sharif, international heartthrob of ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ dies at 83 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z I read its central chapters on Logaras beach from where the early evening view of Naxos, across the bay, carves almost too clear, distorting distance with light; a constant play of real and mirage. Summer readings: The Magus by John Fowles 2011-07-31T09:00:00Z This time it didn't represent the fruits of inequality so much as the listless mirage of material success. Rewind TV: The Promise; Mad Dogs; Outcasts ? review 2011-02-13T00:05:33Z Real or mirage, his baked vistas and hazy horizons anchor a film that’s less about one vanished woman than many lost souls. ‘She’s Missing’ Review: Gone Girl 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Like all great street vendors, she is half mirage; part of the thrill is not knowing if she will appear. Hungry City: Arepa Lady in Elmhurst, Queens 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z For the last several years, the legacy studios have chased the alluring valuation multiples that Netflix once enjoyed by launching their own services — only to realize those valuations were a mirage. What the actors’ union victory means for your wallet | Opinion 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Disappointing 1-4 trip has many wondering if strong start under revamped roster was a mirage. NHL power rankings: Where the Kraken stand after win vs. Avalanche 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Through Yem’s eyes, we move through L.A. and the suburbs in different registers, from a nostalgic black and white, to a soft, tender blur, to a clinical brightness, to a saturated mirage. But seriously ... are you happy? 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Would you say that season-best Chargers’ performance was a mirage, a product of the Chicago Bears, or a sign of things to come? NFL roundtable: Who might Rams add at quarterback? Jets' defense a test for Chargers 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Mostly, though, it’s about disillusionment: the gradual weakening and collapse of an exquisite mirage. Review: 'Priscilla,' Sofia Coppola's best movie in years, shimmers with beauty and heartbreak 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z But was it a mirage or real water? 'I've never seen anything like this': Death Valley gleams with water, wildflowers and color 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Those numbers make the deficit look smaller than it actually was last year, because of an accounting mirage related to a student-loan forgiveness program that President Biden proposed last year. Treasury Report Shows $1.7 Trillion Deficit 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Now it looks rather more like a mirage. Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections 'one of worst nights any government has endured' 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z They have variously reported four, six or even eight mirages of the background galaxy circling the cluster, with each number suggesting a slightly different distribution for Abell 3827’s dark matter. Many-Mirrored Galaxies Deepen Dark Matter Mystery 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z But Coppola, never one to fall back on easy, moralizing judgments — nor to disentangle sadness from joy, its natural companion — doesn’t deny or condemn that mirage’s seductive power. Review: 'Priscilla,' Sofia Coppola's best movie in years, shimmers with beauty and heartbreak 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z “Our initial impression of a person is pretty much entirely a mirage of guesswork and projection,” she said. How the viral story 'Cat Person' became a movie that goes off the rails — in a good way 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Of course, it’s possible those results are a Montlake mirage, enhanced by inferior competition. Analysis: Can UW beat Power Five opponents with a totally unbalanced offense? 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Don't the words "recovery" and "convalescence" shimmer in your imagination like mirages? Permission to heal: An expert explains why we all need to rediscover "the lost art of convalescence" 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Swift has created such a powerful brand for herself that she risks being called inauthentic if her actions stray from that mirage. ‘Vindicating’: An Analyst Who Lowered the U.S.’s Credit Rating in 2011 on Fitch’s Downgrade 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The air next to it danced like a mirage. Her bedroom was 100 degrees during Phoenix heat wave -- and her AC was out 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z But the plan to save Venice was never implemented, and has remained a mirage. Unesco recommends adding Venice to endangered list 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Today, Tulare Lake, roughly the size of Lake Tahoe, appears like a mirage in the desert. Tulare Lake’s ghostly rebirth brings wonder — and hardship. Inside a community's resilience 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Tulare Lake seems to go on forever on the immense brown and green flat of California’s Central Valley, shimmering like a great blue mirage. A Vast Lake Has Captivated California Where Farms Stood a Year Ago 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z “Democrats are desperately trying to create a mirage when it comes to Mississippi,” said Republican Governors Association spokesperson Courtney Alexander. Elvis Presley’s cousin lifts Democrats’ hope of ‘sleeper’ win in Mississippi governor’s race 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Even with her prolonged disappearances, the beckoning mirage that is Yaz nevertheless serves as Ramy’s artistic muse as he increasingly immerses himself in the flourishing spoken word scene. Review: The vivid, immersive 'Montréal Girls' captures the city's cultural mosaic 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Some of these candidates could turn out to be voucher-fueled mirages. Bland is back? In Seattle the fiery far left is barely on the ballot 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “This suggests that those laboratory studies were pointing in the right direction, and that they weren’t just mirages,” Brynjolfsson said. First real-world study showed generative AI boosted worker productivity by 14% 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The tale of that man, his map, and the place it led to is really one about Southern California’s twin mirages — fame and fortune — and the people who seek one or the other. An Old Hollywood actor created a treasure map. Could it be real? 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Later in the tape, De León compared Black political power in L.A. to a mirage, a la the man behind the curtain in “The Wizard of Oz.” Column: Bravos for Mark Ridley-Thomas, boos for Kevin de León. A double standard? 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Tulare Lake may have continued to turn up blue on most maps but it was pretty much a mirage. California's 'phantom lake' returns with a vengeance, unearthing an ugly history of water 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Step too close, and the ghostly mirage vanishes. Review: Dancer Simone Forti's moving survey show at MOCA 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Braun asked: “Is that a cliff or a mirage?” The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z It was “essential” to stop sea crossings which, offering migrants the “illusory mirage of a better life” in Europe, enriched traffickers and “cause tragedies like today’s,” he added. Dozens Drowned as Migrant Boat Breaks Up Near Italian Beach 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Coach Liz appeared like a mirage, a woman willing to enter a space full of dads whose childhood athletic dreams stood to be lived out through their sons. Opinion: Hey, Little League dads, make room for more female coaches like me 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z The rise in serious youth crimes in the city is no mirage. Opinion | A comedy of errors in D.C., except there’s nothing funny about it 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The idea that prediction technology will emerge fully formed and reliable is a mirage. We May Never Predict Earthquakes, but We can Make Them Less Deadly 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “They wanted to basically fabricate this mirage oasis of what they thought the desert could be, with these never-ending golf courses and lagoons,” Hernández Orellana said. Why desert golf courses and artificial lakes remain untouched by the Colorado River crisis 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Recent developments, though, are making the “oasis of democracy” look a little more like a mirage. Analysis | Netanyahu drags Israeli democracy into the illiberal mire 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Yet instead of reporting the true numbers of depleted crops, she and other villagers created a Potemkin wheat field for senior Party members in order to keep up the mirage of a bumper harvest. She Witnessed Mao’s Worst Excesses. Now She Has a Warning for the World. 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z “Even if we are wrong, or credit recovery increased more in states other than Louisiana, it would still not necessarily mean that the increase in high school graduation is a mirage,” Harris wrote. Perspective | Are grading, homework and graduation shortcuts making kids dumb? Maybe not. 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z That perceived advantage turned out to be a mirage, with Democrats winning most of the marquee statewide offices. Recount Confirms Democrat’s Victory in Arizona’s Attorney General Race 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Trump has often argued he should be considered among the wealthiest, though behind that claim was a mirage. Elon Musk and Donald Trump: 2 disrupters face a reckoning 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Some will likely turn out to be mirages, much closer galaxies masquerading as more remote ones because they contain large amounts of dust, which also causes their light to be redshifted. Astronomers Grapple with JWST’s Discovery of Early Galaxies 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Ironman is no one’s idea of a spectator sport, and the XC hosts can only do so much about that, but without proper guidance it can be miserable, like chasing mirages in a desert. How the 1% Runs an Ironman 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z “The idea that the covid pandemic will be the 1918 flu, and that countries can just ‘hunker down for a year,’ has proven to be a mirage.” How China’s vaccine strategy stoked its looming ‘zero covid’ crisis 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z It’s one of the world’s most silent places — and it’s sort of a mirage. At the Saudi-Qatari border, calm gives way to giddy World Cup excitement 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z “We are participating, but clearly implementation in this COP remains elusive, remains a mirage,” said Zimbabwe’s Fortune Charumbira, president of the Pan-African Parliament. Climate talks hit ‘breakdown’ over finance, fossil fuels as time dwindles 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z You drive through the desert and suddenly there it is: a cliché of a gleaming desert mirage. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z But the red wave was a mirage here, just as it was nationally. What my election loss says about our calcified two-party system 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Senate, released a memo Monday claiming Republicans "are already laying the groundwork to potentially spread false conspiracy theories about the likely 'red mirage' of ballot processing in Pennsylvania." "Don't fall for it": AOC issues warning as GOP revives "red mirage" conspiracy 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z They were aided by the “red mirage,” in which many Republican candidates took an early lead as votes were being tallied. Election officials fear counting delays will help fuel claims of fraud 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z As it did two years ago, that rule could yield a “red mirage” — same-day voting heavily favoring Dr. Oz — followed by a blue swell, with the subsequent tabulation of early votes aiding Mr. Fetterman’s fortunes. The Battle for the Senate Hinges on These Key Races 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Surely, it must be a mirage, a false positive, a tease. These Seahawks are not a fluke or an illusion. They’re the real deal 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z "Blue mirage, red mirage, whatever. You just have to look at what types of votes are getting reported to know where you are in that state," said Lenski. How long will it take to know who won in U.S. midterm elections? 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The specter of a so-called "red mirage" loomed large over the 2020 election. "Don't fall for it": AOC issues warning as GOP revives "red mirage" conspiracy 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Marc Burstein, the executive in charge of ABC News’s election night coverage, said his team “will be very clear to explain that there could be red or blue mirages. We’re going to be patient.” TV Prepares for a Chaotic Midterm Night 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z But many opposition figures, including the jailed politician Aleksei A. Navalny, have accused Ms. Sobchak of being a Kremlin operator, creating a mirage of competition in what is really a one-party system. A government-connected Putin critic’s flight from Russia raises questions about who is still safe. 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The Bureau of Economic Analysis said the gross domestic product increased 2.6% in July, August and September, but economists say the bump masks underlying economic weaknesses and will likely be a mirage. U.S. economy grew 2.6% in 3rd quarter: Commerce Department 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z "They had been sold a sort of mirage. Clearly its destiny is Europe," French politician Breton, who is the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, told RTL radio. The destiny of Britain is Europe, Brexit was a "mirage," EU politician Breton says 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z That phenomenon, known as the “red mirage,” occurs in states where unofficial Election Day vote totals are posted ahead of the tallies of early in-person and absentee ballots. Trump’s rally schedule slows as GOP sees narrowing demand for his help 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z The Air Force concluded it was a mirage. An Eastern WA man records 180,000 UFO sightings, even if others debunk them 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Trump and his allies knew that there would be a “red mirage” on election night because of a partisan divide in how people voted. 'Victory no matter what': Takeaways from Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing on the Capitol insurrection 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z But this year, the monsoon season looks to the naked eye like it is extending, though experts say it’s a mirage. An 'abnormal,' monsoon-like weather pattern hits Southern California 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z “It’s like a mirage of a bagel. I’d eat them before I starved to death,” she said. Hollywood-backed startup wants you to try its low-carb bagel 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z His is not a mirage of our own making. Opinion | Judge holds the home run record. Bonds doesn’t. Reality is real. 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Those who know Nevada best have always viewed its blue-state status as something befitting a desert: a kind of mirage. Democrats’ Troubles in Nevada Are a Microcosm of Nationwide Headwinds 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z In the water, dorado shimmered like a mirage, their aqua and chartreuse scales mimicking sunlight on the waves. They leaped at the chance to hook mahi-mahi. But L.A.’s hottest fish is hard to catch 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z But that glimmer of progress was a mirage. How the NFL blocks Black coaches As yellow-leafed trees and shrubs mature, they create the mirage of large pools of sunshine among grass or shrubbery. These plants with golden foliage create sunshine in the garden 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Political number-crunchers keep warning that Democratic momentum could be a mirage. Toxic effects of the Big Lie: Will any Republican, anywhere, ever concede defeat? 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The Democrat “mirage” that may be showing up again in 2022, he said, could be the “artifact of persistent and unaddressed biases in survey research.” Biden’s ‘semi-fascism’ rhetoric causing more Republicans to fly below polling radar 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z So much for the shaky play by the offensive line during the preseason being a mirage. Epic opening win comes with possibly high cost for Steelers 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Now, with Sunday’s opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars fast approaching, the defense finally will get a chance to prove last season was a mirage. For Commanders’ defense to progress, rush and coverage must work together 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The digital mirage — enabled by a spreading technology — could transform how goods are moved around the world, with profound implications for the enforcement of international law, organized crime and global trade. High Seas Deception: How Shady Ships Use GPS to Evade International Law 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The momentum certainly seems to be moving their way, but these observers suggest that's a mirage: Polling in both 2016 and 2020 failed to capture Republican voters, who showed up in greater numbers than expected. Toxic effects of the Big Lie: Will any Republican, anywhere, ever concede defeat? 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z We rushed to embrace every sliver of optimism and then became enraged when it proved to be a mirage. Perspective | Fauci carried all our angst and anger with patience and decency 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Maybe it’s because we’re neighbors with Hollywood’s mirage machine that we can cohabit so easily with irony. Los Angeles, land of the misnamed sports teams 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Given that the refractive index of air is lower for air at higher temperatures, explain how mirages can be formed. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z A person travelling in the dessert sees a mirage of a watery oasis in a valley and concludes that there is water in the valley. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z The Times says that “the image fueling his clout, and that attracted his female followers, was a mirage,” based on interviews with more than two dozen former employees. Go read this report about Dan Price, the "ethical" tech CEO accused of predatory behavior by a dozen women 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is back in good standing, but women’s rights in Saudi Arabia remain a mirage, Megan Stack says. Russia’s Struggles 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z But more than two dozen former employees say the image fueling his clout, and that attracted his female followers, was a mirage. Social Media Was a C.E.O.’s Bullhorn, and How He Lured Women 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z When Starship makes its first orbital launch attempt, many researchers will be watching, waiting to see whether that giant silvery rocket is a vision of space science’s future, or a mirage. Are space scientists ready for Starship—the biggest rocket ever? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The traveler cannot be said to know there is water in the valley because the traveler’s reason for believing that there is water in the valley is an illusory mirage. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Winning 107 games and the National League West title last season appears to have been a stunning mirage. Dodgers operating from position of strength while Giants are heading the wrong way 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The six-day period provided for judicial review of disputes over certification is so short as to make meaningful review a mirage. Opinion | The Electoral Count Act must be fixed. A new proposal doesn’t go far enough. 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z So it’s safe to say that the desert-like mirages Sage depicted in her paintings were not inspired by the local landscape. Perspective | Kay Sage found love in Europe. So why does death haunt her paintings? Careful spectral analysis can reveal which arcs in deep-field images are actually mirror images and which are instead mirages. Behold, Some Hidden Gems from JWST’s First Images 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Yet there is water in the valley, but it is just beneath the surface of the land where the mirage is. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z But this alleged solution to gun violence is a mirage that recedes as you try to approach it. An endless arms race: How to fight the NRA's absurd solution to mass shootings 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Bill Stepien, Trump’s former campaign manager, told him beforehand that a “red mirage” on election night would make it look as if Trump was winning — but only temporarily. Opinion | It will be bad if Merrick Garland prosecutes Trump — and worse if he doesn’t 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z But there are still vocal skeptics who argue that progress in fusion energy research is largely a mirage and that recent investments are unlikely to translate into commercial fusion systems anytime soon. A Big Step Toward Fusion Energy Is Hailed by a Seattle Start-Up 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z That mirage pattern is well-known and “happens all the time,” Chris Stirewalt, then a politics editor at Fox News, told the committee. Opinion | Trump and Fox News told the ‘big lie’ for profit 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Dharmakīrti’s conclusion is that the traveler cannot be said to know there is water in the valley because the traveler’s reason for believing that there is water in the valley is an illusory mirage. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z But Stepien testified that Trump had been briefed on how the election returns would be processed — in effect, that he had been warned about the “red mirage” in advance. Trump’s inner circle warned him election-fraud claims were false 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The former political editor discussed how same day voting, which Trump touted to supporters, created a “red mirage” that made it appear he was winning before mail-in ballots were tabulated. Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt gets the spotlight at Jan. 6 committee hearing 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z But that, warned political experts, would probably be a “mirage.” Jan. 6 Hearings Focus on Fox News Call That Made Trump’s Loss Clear 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Recent Russian progress, he said, is a “mirage,” an effort by Mr. Putin to break the will of Ukrainian defenders before his own forces and its decimated senior officer corps fall apart. Russia claims progress with brutal tactics on smaller battlefield 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z In Dharmakīrti’s case, the nomad believes there is water in the valley based on the false belief that a mirage is an oasis. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Hope can be the ultimate mood elevator or simply offer a shimmering mirage. L.A. Affairs: She's 35 and wants bitcoin. I'm 74 and a widower. Is this really love? 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z But the locals' dreams of lithium wealth may still be no more real than the shimmering mirages that appear over the Uyuni flats. Legendary lithium riches from Bolivia's salt flats may still just be a mirage 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z In the weeks leading up to the election, they surveyed 100,000 voters across the country who had cast ballots early, giving them a sense of how misleading the “mirage” might be. Jan. 6 Hearings Focus on Fox News Call That Made Trump’s Loss Clear 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z So this mass mirage remains potent on the right. From ‘MAGA Republicans’ to a $30 minimum wage, the political parties seem headed for a crackup 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The idea that the PUC could step in and oversee the companies’ activities was nothing but a mirage. Column: Why don't regulators stop Elon Musk from breaking the law? 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Sexual attention could be alluring, but the specter of pleasure was a mirage. The Feminist Case for Breast Reduction 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Levy Armstrong encountered the state’s progressive mirage: In March 2016, Freeman agreed to no longer rely on grand juries but chose not to charge the officers who shot Clark. How George Floyd Spent His Final Hours But what appeared to be zeal might actually have been a mirage, according to polls from Quinnipiac University and Gallup. Opinion | Biden hasn’t lost young voters’ love. He never really had it. 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z But Camden’s ascension may be more than a circumstantial spring mirage. Like so many Sirmons, Camden Sirmon ‘grew up a Dawg.’ Can the Husky walk-on separate himself at running back? 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Products that result from sometimes irrational spending in the short term can be both glorious for us, and a dangerous mirage if and when the money dries up. Apple, Amazon and the streaming mirage | Commentary 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z SURPRISE, Ariz. — As fans await the much-anticipated announcement, an anxiety builds with each passing hour that what they’ve seen might have been a fantastic and frustrating baseball mirage in the Arizona sunshine. Julio Rodriguez has another big spring-training game as Mariners fans anxiously wait to hear if he made the team 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z But the promise of progress in Minnesota can be a cruel mirage. How George Floyd Spent His Final Hours Sunday's vote will show whether they buy the president's vision of progress - or accept the opposition's line that it is a manipulated media mirage. Serbia's President Vucic performs balancing act as he seeks re-election 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Interrupted by the floating lanterns, your figure becomes a hallucination, akin to a fickle mirage in water. Yayoi Kusama is back at the Hirshhorn. Here’s what you need to know. 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z A faith in material success and a fervent belief in movin’ on up — “The Jeffersons” being one of the classics “The Folks at Home” name-checks — are rendered here as middle-class mirages. Review | ‘The Folks at Home’ is playwright R. Eric Thomas’s paean to a beloved American staple 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Balance is a mirage from almost every angle; women earn less for comparable work on the job and are still responsible for the bulk of household duties whether they work in or outside the home. Opinion | The timeless truth Ketanji Brown Jackson said out loud 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z From my distant vantage point, it at first appeared like a mirage, an elongated crown undulating atop the mountain ridge and separating two indistinguishable high-desert landscapes. Savoring solitude on the Pacific Crest Trail 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z But Lars Jensen, chief executive of Vespucci Maritime in Copenhagen, called the apparent progress “a mirage,” saying ocean carriers have been redirecting vessels to other U.S. ports, including Charleston, S.C., creating smaller jams there. ‘Another year of crazy hiccups’: Russia and China pose new threats to global supply chain 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Juliana Park came upon what appeared like a mirage while shopping at a Target in San Jose, California. Need a COVID test? Here’s one, and take another 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z By 7:15 a.m., he reached what looks like a mirage in the arid expanse. Blisters. Hallucinations: A hiker's grueling attempt to cross Death Valley in four days 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Yet some epidemiologists fear that the returning sense of normalcy may merely be a mirage, when in reality the country is on the brink of yet another wave of a newly-mutant variant. An omicron sub-variant is spreading rapidly in the UK. The US may be next 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z These collaborations are essential to double-check possible new variants: A supposed delta-omicron recombinant found in January in Cyprus turned out to be a mirage resulting from faulty laboratory work. COVID’s new ‘deltacron’ variant: What’s known and what isn’t 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z And rising out of the desert was a glorious mirage: a mythical mid-range Mac minitower like the Power Macs of old. The Mac Studio is myth fulfillment 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z “And I guess the Academy is going to chase that mirage right over the edge of a cliff.” Can the Oscars ever change? Industry pushback reveals the peril of rethinking the show 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z They were fighting for every woman engaged in siege-like gender discrimination lawsuits in other fields, who had to contend with similar attempts by their employers to turn their very real coin-based treatment into mirages. Perspective | In its USWNT settlement, U.S. Soccer essentially made an admission: It was all true 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z “The view bordered by the square window frame gave a deceptive impression of nearness, like a mirage. In the evening the tree would bask in the setting sun, reaching the height of its brilliance.” Review: What a 1980 Japanese novel about a single mom foresaw about pandemic loneliness 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Washington won, 26-3, in a game Mr. Taylor recalled as “a mirage, when everything we tried worked, when every pass was on the money, when we could do no wrong.” Charley Taylor, Hall of Fame receiver for Washington, dies at 80 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Our economy is a mirage built on unsustainable levels of debt. Democrats won't oppose the war state: Are they the lesser evil — or the more effective one? 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The spike in his approval ratings that was driven by the pandemic stimulus was little more than a mirage, he says, and will be difficult to replicate. Floundering in the polls, Brazil’s Bolsonaro woos a surprising new demographic: The poor 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z As I’ve observed in the past, this is mostly a mirage. Column: Single-payer healthcare is the right system. Can California build it on its own? 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z President Joe Biden’s administration is on track is to deliver robust enrollment numbers, but those gains could turn into a mirage if congressional Democrats remain stymied on Biden’s social agenda package. As omicron surges, HealthCare.gov sign-up deadline arrives 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z But for countless families across the country, that hopeful glimmer proved to be more like a mirage, as school systems nationwide have grappled with myriad challenges this fall. Parents hoped this school year might be ‘normal.’ It hasn’t turned out that way. 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z While that may prove a mirage technically, Boeing simply won’t discuss plans about future airplane designs amid doubts that it has the financial wherewithal to launch one in the foreseeable future. Hoping for recovery, Boeing bosses look to the future, deflect questions on the MAX crashes 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z But it all tuned out to be a mirage. EXPLAINER: Why Elizabeth Holmes’ trial hinges on intent 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The War on Drugs featuring Lucius, “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” A heat mirage of shimmering ’80s-rock splendor from a guy whose idea of thirst is running out of guitar pedals. The 100 best songs of 2021 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Light glimmered from under a door like a mirage. ‘I Decided the Smell Must Be Coming Through My Open Window’ 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z In a recurring theme in economies from Germany to the U.S., progress repairing this supply snarl proved to be a mirage. Vanishing ships underscore supply crunch truth: The crisis isn’t over 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, which threatened to end the family clothing business, suddenly turning the promise into a mirage. Abuela Rosa led her family to the middle class. In the face of COVID, they guard her legacy 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Father Hector Trejo, who directs two Ciudad Juárez shelters, said he is doubtful the new MPP offers anything more than a mirage of hope. ‘Remain in Mexico’ program begins in El Paso amid skepticism from advocates 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z As I wrote in 2009, the plan always “had a sort of shimmering authenticity, like a desert mirage.” Column: Has Biden moved to finally kill California's worst water project? 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z That trip to the desert will tell the football world a lot about the Rams, whether they’re real or a mirage. Rams get back on their feet in win over Jaguars, but big test comes next in Arizona 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Finally, we spot the buildings and cottonwood trees of Phantom Ranch, which shimmers like a mirage in the distance. Seattle family checks off life goal with 4-day, rim-to-rim trek of Grand Canyon 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Heading into December, that progress looks like a mirage. Steelers living out purgatory promised by salary-cap crunch 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z In October, huntsman Mark Hankinson was ordered to pay £3,500 after Westminster Magistrates' Court concluded he was "clearly encouraging the mirage of trail laying to act as cover for old fashioned illegal hunting". National Trust bans trail hunting on its land 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z From the surrounding desert, the sand-colored city of Khartoum rises like a mirage. Africa’s rising cities Is the resurgence of the Chiefs real or a mirage? NFL Week 11 picks: Cowboys beat Chiefs; Chargers, Patriots win 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Or has the eerie calm of this search turned us desperate, illogical, hallucinating a mirage of the stoic Aranda of all people returning fun to fall Saturdays at the Coliseum? 'The antithesis of Pete Carroll': Could stoic and steady Dave Aranda win big at USC? 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z "If we want real success, and not just a mirage, we need more ambition and more action," he said. COP26: The issues that stand in the way of progress 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z “If we want real success — and not just a mirage — we need more ambition and more action,” he insisted. As leaders gather for crucial climate summit, high expectations collide with uncertain reality 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z He was ordered to pay £3,500 after Westminster Magistrates' Court's Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram concluded he was "clearly encouraging the mirage of trail laying to act as cover for old fashioned illegal hunting". National Trust members vote to ban trail hunts on its land 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z It also turned out to be a mirage. For L.S.U., Not Winning Enough Is the Biggest Scandal 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z “That is a mirage of judicial review,” the department said. Biden DOJ urges court to reinstate order blocking Texas’ abortion ban 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z If the Broncos are to prove their early success wasn’t a mirage, time is running out. Another slow start dooms Broncos in loss to Steelers 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z The loss made Denver’s perfect September look more like a mirage. Roethlisberger throws 2 TDs, Steelers top Broncos 27-19 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z But Wilder has won a few rounds against Fury in their two fights and there’s no reason to think we saw a mirage last year when Fury destroyed him. Boxing experts predict the winner of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z But to many, that promise proved to be a mirage. Troubled Student Loan Forgiveness Program Gets an Overhaul 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z What Ozy seems to have done was rely heavily on paid promotion — creating a mirage that its content was far more appealing to readers than it actually was. Ozy Media’s audience was mostly a mirage. Even in scandal, founder Carlos Watson is looking for opportunity. 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z A visit from the Gators is the perfect opportunity to see if Kentucky’s 4-0 record is a mirage or merited. College football: Best games to watch in Week 5 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z But Kabul’s established artists dismiss the seeming tolerance of some of the Taliban as a mirage. Afghans bury paintings and hide books out of fear of Taliban crackdown on arts and culture 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Now, instead of assigning blame, those inside the locker room are motivated by proving this uncharacteristically poor start is merely an early-season mirage. Frustrating start has winless Colts seeking jump-start 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z But can UW build upon its apparent offensive improvement against Arkansas State, or was that little more than a momentary mirage? What to watch for in Washington’s Pac-12 opener against Cal, plus Mike Vorel’s prediction 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z But the possibility that the country's most populous, most progressive state could be taken over by a far-right minority through a recall election turned out to be a mirage. The California Republican Party is broken. The Newsom recall proved it 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z These telescopes could be supplemented by a radar system that would distinguish a physical object in the sky from a weather pattern or a mirage. Astronomers Should be Willing to Look Closer at Weird Objects in the Sky 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Maybe some of those early games will prove to be mirages. The Seahawks were dominant in Week 1, but they may have been the third-best NFC West team that day 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z But Dundee Manor’s relatively low figure was a mirage created by the large number of residents who were diagnosed with conditions like schizophrenia. Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Some roads were hot enough to create heat mirages, while others remained covered in water. Residents in Ida-battered southeastern Louisiana brace for weeks without power 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z But with September about to begin, it’s still sometimes difficult to decipher between what is real and what is a mirage. Suddenly the Yankees Are Streaking in the Wrong Direction 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z But offense and base running never clicked, making his 2019 — 17 homers, 33 doubles, a .745 OPS — feel like a distant mirage. Nationals send down their onetime CF of the future, then get overrun by Phillies 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z And, scrimmage or not, Morris’ improvement is not a mirage. QB Dylan Morris impresses, WR Taj Davis dominates in UW Huskies’ scrimmage 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z But that goal often seems as distant as a desert mirage. Helping Iraq makes strategic sense after end of U.S. combat mission 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z But when you sustain it for four months, it ceases to be a mirage or fluke, and instead becomes the true measure of the team. Here’s why the Mariners should extend the contracts of GM Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Without help, recovery for these working families is just a mirage. Opinion | Montgomery and Maryland should work together to avoid an eviction crisis 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Perhaps in the end “mirage” is the right word, but long may we keep pursuing it. Opinion | This Fourth of July holiday, let’s remember that America’s future is in our hands 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z “There is no happiness in life, there is only a mirage on the horizon, so cherish that,” he said. With expectations low, Biden ekes out progress with Putin 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z “There’s only a mirage on the horizon, so we’ll cherish that.” Sunshine, fatalism and 2 world views from 2 world leaders 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z “It’s a political mirage,” said Jared Leopold, a former top aide at the Democratic Governors Association who worked for one of McAuliffe’s primary rivals. GOP governors tie economy to relaxed approach to coronavirus 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Perry Bacon Jr.: Were Biden’s bold first 100 days a mirage? Opinion | Biden is showing that the U.S. can help vaccinate the world — and lead it 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z And it almost felt like a mirage when, in the fourth, they began cutting into it. The Nationals add some new wrinkles but get the same result as their skid reaches five 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z So he committed atrocities — dropping more bombs on North Vietnam than had hit Germany in World War II — in pursuit of a mirage. Review | Nixon knew better, but he couldn’t save himself 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Individual story lines are pitted against one another for the grand prize of adulation and envy, mixed in with just enough sympathy to preserve a mirage of credible reality. 'This American Wife' views 'Real Housewives' through a queer looking glass 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z “Meet them where they are and provide them with what’s possible. Instead of some far-off mirage.” The Pandemic Was Bad for Our Teeth. Will It Change Oral Health Forever? 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Nakajima hadn’t needed to write code or orchestrate a dastardly plan to persuade people to follow a mirage. Female biker was a 50-year-old man using FaceApp. After he confessed, his followers liked him even more. 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z That means the higherproductivity may be something of a mirage, not the outcome of better work-life balance but value donated to firms by workers worried about staying employed. Pandemic's labor reshuffle likely just starting for U.S. workers 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z And when the mirage began to dissipate, with the publication of the leaked Pentagon Papers in 1971, he attempted his first coverup. Review | Nixon knew better, but he couldn’t save himself 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z That differential fell to negative-9 by Wednesday morning, a statistic that suggests the Royals’ early success might be a mirage. Analysis | The sneaky, scrappy Royals are following a familiar blueprint to leap back into contention 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z At one point in “White Magic,” Washuta describes Seattle as a mirage. Essayist Elissa Washuta disenchants readers with ‘White Magic’ 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The state’s steep drop in newly confirmed infections doesn’t appear to be a mirage resulting from decreased testing, either. L.A. County hits yellow tier marker; widest reopening could be a week away 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z What may seem like a spreading grassroots show of support for the Kingdom could, in fact, be just another mirage in the desert. How the Saudi lobby has tried to make a despotic Gulf monarchy seem all-American 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z At times it’s a mirage, other times it’s the easiest and most welcoming place you could imagine. It's been one year. Here's how our readers feel about L.A. now 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Which will be exposed as little more than a Montlake mirage? Analysis: five ascending UW Huskies through six spring football practices 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z But for Washuta, the mirage reflects more than the wealth gap and the neoliberalism of the city. Essayist Elissa Washuta disenchants readers with ‘White Magic’ 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z “The Easter message does not offer us a mirage or reveal a magic formula,” the pope said. In another locked down, disrupted Easter, a tired Italy can’t escape the virus 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z If the March performances of many Nats, especially Bell and Schwarber, prove to be prologue, not mirage, there will be fireworks. Perspective | This Nationals spring has been filled with happy returns. Now let’s see if they last. 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z But a current of trauma flickered underneath the glamorous mirage of their family life. What Does the Dylan Farrow Home Video Reveal? 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z In that event, Painted Rock would remain nowhere, a mirage in the desert. Nevada smart city: A millionaire’s plan to create a local government 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z The Fata Morgana is a special type of superior mirage, a term assigned to mirages that are manifest in objects appearing taller or higher than they actually are. Floating land, wall of water appear over Chesapeake Bay amid rare mirage 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z I share the concerns about overzealous policing and statistical mirages, and yet when I went back and reread the original article, I found it was somewhat different — more nuanced and more relevant — than I’d realized. Opinion | As cities rebuild, remember that people don’t just fear crime. They fear disorder. 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Of course, that sense of a rustic or a less manicured mise-en-scène is only a mirage. Review: In his tasty new short 'The Human Voice,' Pedro Almodóvar revisits without repeating 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z The effect is an example of an optical illusion known as a superior mirage. Walker 'stunned' to see ship hovering high above sea off Cornwall 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Violence may be inevitable, in Sam's telling, but the war his movement imagines is a distant and almost comically grandiose mirage. Talking to the boogaloo: An exclusive series of conversations with a would-be revolutionary 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z During the dry season, complex mirages form because of bizarre temperature profiles. Floating land, wall of water appear over Chesapeake Bay amid rare mirage 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z One idea is that the mirage of a mobbing flock might trick a weary female into thinking a predator is near, leading her back into the male’s open wings. Male lyrebirds mimic mobbing flocks when having sex 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z But is that the reality, or a momentary mirage? UW football’s assistant coaches salary pool shrunk again. Is that a problem or just a blip? 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z One potential clue that the sight is a mirage is the lack of any detail below the vessel’s waterline – for example a mirage of a “hovering” yacht lacked the lower hull and keel. Walker 'stunned' to see ship hovering high above sea off Cornwall 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z What had looked like a flicker of sanity earlier, when McCarthy said Trump, among others, had some "responsibility" for the Capitol riot and McConnell said Trump "provoked" it, was nothing but a mirage. Opinion | If the GOP is to rise from the ashes, it has to burn first 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “This will not help bolster or create a mirage of democracy when Hong Kong’s core values are under attack,” said Chan, the professor. Beijing wiped out the democracy camp in Hong Kong. Now it’s replacing its friends. 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Even the effort to increase the size of the stimulus checks appeared to be a mirage. Day on golf course helped change Trump’s mind on stimulus bill 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Or were those first two seasons under Hopkins a mirage? How did the UW men’s basketball team’s nosedive happen? And can it be fixed? 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Sailors say such ships are “looming” over the horizon and sometimes report distortions that stretch or compress the images, making them “towering” or “stooping” mirages, respectively. Walker 'stunned' to see ship hovering high above sea off Cornwall 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z At least in public, Trump’s second-in-command continued to keep up the mirage that the election fight was not yet over. Republicans plunge into open battle over attempts to overturn Trump’s loss to Biden 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z The moment was a mirage of the kind of glory that Wall and the Wizards wanted to achieve. John Wall gave the Wizards their last great memory. Then it all fell apart. 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z “The red wave turned out to be really more of a red mirage.” Democrats Claim Veto-Proof Majority in N.Y. Senate, Pressuring Cuomo 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z But in its 28-21 win over the Cardinals on Thursday night, Seattle quelled fears that its 5-0 start was simply a mirage. The Seahawks are putting all the pieces together and suddenly look like NFC West champs again 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z But, like a blue mirage, when you examine these statements more closely, the much-touted Republican guarantees tend to evaporate into a vaporous cloud of conditions and hedges. Are you sure Trump's plan to steal the election has failed? You shouldn't be 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Yet there was not a word from President Trump, so self-absorbed with his election defeat and the mirage of voter fraud that he seems unable and unwilling to deal with an extreme national crisis. Opinion | The pandemic is galloping ahead. The president is AWOL. 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Donald Parham Jr.’s catch on the right side of the end zone was a mirage, the resulting euphoria an illusion. Hernández: Justin Herbert's resilience — and health — could be nearing a breaking point 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z His media image as "Lunch Bucket Joe" was a helpful mirage in corporate media-land, but that kind of puffery only went so far. Progressives made Trump's defeat possible — now it's time to challenge Joe Biden 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Caveat: some of his 2019 success might have been a slight mirage. The Player Plan: Which Shed Long Jr. will the Mariners see in 2021? 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z "That mirage of victory was pierced when Fox News called Arizona for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at 11:20 p.m., with just 73 percent of the state's vote counted." Trump refused pleas from Republicans to visit Arizona more because he hated "traveling west": report 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z That mirage of victory was pierced when Fox News called Arizona for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at 11:20 p.m., with just 73 percent of the state’s vote counted. Fox’s Arizona Call for Biden Flipped the Mood at Trump Headquarters 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z The TV commentary brought a dose of blunt certainty to what had seemed like a night of false starts and blue and red mirages. After a night of red and blue mirages, TV anchors and pundits push back on Trump’s false claim of election victory 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z Hence the mirage effect of a lead appearing, only to disappear. No resolution, no catharsis: the US election agony grinds on 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z As a result, the initial vote counts from Pennsylvania may show a “red mirage” favoring Trump until the absentee ballots are counted, experts say. What to expect on U.S. election night and beyond 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z He said the Biden campaign is already using “smokescreens and diversions,” such as warning the public not to accept a “red mirage” on Election Night if it appears that Mr. Trump is winning. ‘We’ve got some big surprises’: Trump predicts great comeback victory 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z In a so-called “red mirage” scenario, Trump may appear to lead before all the votes are tallied. How many Americans have voted in the presidential election – and how? 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Known as the “red mirage”, the scenario could develop if Trump appears to be leading in the presidential race late on election night and declares victory before all the votes are counted. US elections 2020: Trump holds rallies in Pennsylvania, boasting of 'big red wave' – live 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z “The polls are a mirage,” one organizer told the Guardian last month. The polls point to a Biden victory but can they be trusted this time? 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Besides the early vote, there are signs that Texas’ shift toward the Democratic Party is not a mirage. Staggering early vote turnout boosts hopes for Biden in Texas 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The Bears’ poor performance at Los Angeles added more fuel to the idea that their sparkling record was more of a mirage than a reflection of how good they are. Nagy sticks with Foles, play-calling duties after Rams loss 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The Bears’ poor performance at Los Angeles added more fuel to the idea that their sparkling record was more of a mirage than a reflection of how good they are. Nagy sticks with Foles, play-calling duties after Rams loss 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z From a “red wave” to a “red mirage”: Tom McCarthy has been looking into the possibility of election-night chaos. US elections 2020: Trump holds rallies in Pennsylvania, boasting of 'big red wave' – live 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z If Martinez appears more assertive on the field than he did as a freshman, it’s not a mirage. Managing UCLA's future rosters involves more waiting than planning 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z He pursues the mirage of natural “herd immunity.” Opinion | Of course we’re tired of the coronavirus, Mr. President. Wishful thinking won’t make it go away. 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z But maintaining the mirage required a culture of secrecy. Inside Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z For years it shimmered on the far horizon, beckoning like a watery mirage: a blue Texas. Democrats believe Trump has put Texas in play. A Biden win could be a game-changer 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z With an engineer’s meticulousness, he ran a stopwatch and redrew the shifting mirage every minute until it ended, typically 25–30 minutes later. A richer view of aura 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Largely because of an early ideological commitment that cyberspace was no place at all, tech companies leveraged a metaphorical mirage, where jurisdiction in cyberspace is murky and accountability is elusive. Trolling for Truth on Social Media 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z That promise may be something of a mirage. Despite Billions in Fees, Banks Predict Meager Profits on P.P.P. Loans 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z And a recurring cycle of new recruits joined the project, eager to help it succeed, only to become trapped in a mirage. Inside Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z A place called Death Valley staged what seemed a serial mirage. Mississippi State dumps No. 6 LSU, 44-34, in a season opener fitting for 2020 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z On a $305 million investment, that is not just chump change; it is a mirage. Opinion | What we should learn from the failed white-elephant project in Baltimore 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z The short-lived playoff run they made in 2020 was a mirage, propped up by a shortened season and expanded playoffs. Mariners should copy White Sox, Padres formula and give their rebuild a nudge by adding veterans 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z That message dovetailed with Mr. Biden’s: that Mr. Trump’s supposed toughness on China was a mirage. Joe Biden’s China Journey 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z The Post’s View: Getting to ‘herd immunity’ is a mirage. Opinion | The U.S. is facing a crisis of confidence in our government scientists 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Campus might seem like a maddening mirage to shooting guard David Singleton because he lives in an apartment within walking distance but can’t access the facilities. With sports shut down at UCLA, mind games are all anyone can play 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z They oppose constitutional fetters on Communist Party control, arguing that Western-inspired ideas of the rule of law are a dangerous mirage that could hobble the party. ‘Clean Up This Mess’: The Chinese Thinkers Behind Xi’s Hard Line 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Within a few years, even his electoral promises of economic growth proved to be a mirage. Opinion | A Friendship, a Pandemic and a Death Beside the Highway 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z The bygone oases of Mars are now mirages of a distant past, and modern Mars is a dried-up husk. 3 Great Mysteries About Life on Mars 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z It would be proven to be a mirage, a hoax, in a six-month season. In an MLB season like no other, even rebuilding teams like Mariners could contend 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Freights Bay, a little point break on the south coast of the island, looked like a mirage that morning. How a run-in with the world's most venomous fish changed my life 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Like a mirage, she seemed inexplicable against the flaking metal of the building - paint bleeding down onto the asphalt, an unexpected visitor brightening an industrial city block. Virginia artist creates mural celebrating ‘Black Girl Magic’ 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z “Ninety-five percent of everything that has gone on about the last month or two is a mirage. It is an illusion, a delusion. It ain’t real.” Opinion | Some await God to save them from covid-19. They should consider the helpers he sent. 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z That’s why some in Congress have questioned whether the Senate’s “meetings” could be little more than a political mirage. Reporter's Notebook: In age of coronavirus, how soon is too soon for Congress to return? 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z And it may end up being a mirage or temporary triumph in Australia and New Zealand. Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z “The ‘supply shock’ from the OPEC+ collapse in March was really a mirage, the demand shock from COVID-19 is overwhelming everything.” Oil giveaway brings out the bears 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Even if it proves to be a mirage—an astronomical false alarm—this potential detection is unlikely to dampen enthusiasm for further studies. Astronomers May Have Captured the First Ever Image of Nearby Exoplanet Proxima C 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z “The ‘supply shock’ from the OPEC+ collapse in March was really a mirage, the demand shock from COVID-19 is overwhelming everything. Instant View: Spot U.S. oil futures crash below zero with nowhere to store crude 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z So the low in cases we see under a better and better adherence to a lockdown – that may be a mirage, not an oasis. 'A reality check on the math': What's ahead for California and Covid-19 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “Be careful with illusions and mirages,” he said. Europe’s nursing homes in spotlight for uncounted virus dead 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z "We saw something that looked to us like a mirage," he says. The holiday village run by spies 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z "He was a mirage in a desert of despair," she joked. Chelsea Handler says she's 'hot' for Andrew Cuomo, wants to be NY governor's 'First Lady' 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Is this a vision of reality or just a mirage? An Olympic Showdown: The Rising Clamor to Postpone the Tokyo Summer Games 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Some 25,000 years ago, a circular wall of bone and ivory rose like a macabre mirage from a snowbound plain 500 kilometers south of present-day Moscow. This gnarled pile of fossils was once a giant structure—made of Ice Age mammoths 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z He misread the Democratic Party, which is a corporate mirage. The one-choice election 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Maybe the Bruins’ late-season surge was a mirage, fun while it lasted but not indicative of a team worthy of the biggest stage. UCLA Bruins know what they must do to make the NCAA tournament 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z All of the broken promises, the mirage democracy, the faux hope and change, the betrayals—all of these will fuel our response. Progressives activists call for mass nonviolent civil disobedience if DNC rigs nomination 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Nights like that in the NBA, even for the contenders, are usually a mirage. Clippers grind out a win over Suns with all-around effort 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z But when I try to fit her into the hero’s journey she recedes from the picture like a mirage. Opinion | I Don’t Want to Be the Strong Female Lead 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z It all happened so fast, in fact, that everything before it felt like a mirage. Time passages: Mahomes leads comeback for the ages for KC 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z |
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