uncanny
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Uncanny coincidences regularly occur; maybe too regularly, since repetition makes the uncanny seem, well, cannily arranged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Now that we have fallen straight through the looking glass of the internet, that gap has narrowed to the extent that we are having far greater difficulty discerning reality from its uncanny simulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
As well as being uncanny, for Panettiere it was traumatic to act out things so similar to her real life.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The uncanny valley is live for consumption, for free, at No. 300 on the Roku Channel’s Live TV Guide.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
Lazlo stood rooted, experiencing the full meaning of useless as a wave of enemies hurtled toward them, moving with uncanny fluidity, flying at them as though launched.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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