out of thin air
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Because the more Seemiller studies Gen Z, the more she finds a generation responding rationally to the world it inherited — not inventing entirely new values out of thin air.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
He had built a champion in the space of a single season, diving into the transfer portal to assemble a superteam out of thin air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Not that the songs weren’t admirably performed, but the same intensity of emotion can’t be conjured out of thin air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Unlike sorcerer "Koshchei the Deathless", the Kremlin cannot abracadabra coins out of thin air.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Baby screechers didn’t just suddenly appear out of thin air.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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