mirage

But this willful belief in a smiling, sunny lie leads vulnerable people to embrace that mirage rather than face facts they need to swallow but won't enjoy tasting.

In reality, Netanyahu’s fantasies of integrating Israel into the Middle East by normalizing its relations with regional governments such as Saudi Arabia are nothing more than a mirage born of arrogance and ignorance.

But today, on this spot along the border with Thailand, a small city has emerged like a mirage.

The offense that was appearing to hit its stride at the right time instead showed the 108 points scored in the last three weeks were simply a mirage against struggling teams.

Experts say there’s nothing amiss in the district beyond California’s typically poky counting speeds and what’s known as the “red mirage” or the “blue shift.”