out of thin air
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But these breathtaking frames don’t appear out of thin air.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026
“In part because, the money is not ‘printed out of thin air.’
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
Volatile instruments created out of thin air with no intrinsic value by people with limited financial experience may trigger a crisis of confidence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
China's success in technology has not come out of thin air, even given the unlikely origins of the DeepSeek deep shock.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025
A hovercraft appears out of thin air, just like the one did in the woods the day I saw the redheaded Avox girl captured, and a ladder drops down.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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