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  2. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    The second one is also used to denote something unexpected/untimely as much as improbable. Hungarian – The two most often used expressions are majd ha piros hó esik ("when red snow falls"), and majd ha cigánygyerekek potyognak az égből ("When gypsy children are streaming from the sky").

  3. Chronostasis - Wikipedia

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    Chronostasis (from Greek χρόνος, chrónos, 'time' and στάσις, stásis, 'standing') is a type of temporal illusion in which the first impression following the introduction of a new event or task-demand to the brain can appear to be extended in time. [1]

  4. Pre-crime - Wikipedia

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    Pre-crime (or precrime) is the idea that the occurrence of a crime can be anticipated before it happens.The term was coined by science fiction author Philip K. Dick, and is increasingly used in academic literature to describe and criticise the tendency in criminal justice systems to focus on crimes not yet committed.

  5. Frequency illusion - Wikipedia

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    This illusion occurs when an individual notices something recently, leading them to be convinced that it originated recently as well. [4] This phenomenon amplifies frequency illusion since it leads the person to become more aware of recent stimuli and increases the chances of them focusing on it in the near future. [ 9 ]

  6. 'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This ...

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    A fictitious resident—usually of a state in which the shooting did not take place—is quoted as saying that the shooting was "a terrible tragedy", but "there's nothing anyone can do to stop them." The article ends by saying that the United States is the "only economically advanced nation in the world where roughly two mass shootings have ...

  7. Hindsight bias - Wikipedia

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    Hindsight bias is more likely to occur when the outcome of an event is negative rather than positive. [14] This is a phenomenon consistent with the general tendency for people to pay more attention to negative outcomes of events than positive outcomes.

  8. Thought-terminating cliché - Wikipedia

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    The use of repetitive chanting by the Hare Krishnas serves the same thought-stopping purpose." [ 5 ] Christian author Ann Morisy criticized the Christian Church for their uses of such clichés coinciding with their doctrines that intentionally reduce the possibility of dialogue, stating that failure to move beyond them risks falling prey "to a ...

  9. Time loop - Wikipedia

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    The time loop is a popular trope in Japanese pop culture media, especially anime. [15] Its use in Japanese fiction dates back to Yasutaka Tsutsui's science fiction novel The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1965), one of the earliest works to feature a time loop, about a high school girl who repeatedly relives the same day.