See isekai on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2025 December 6, u/DoubleDifference8041, “GUYS, RARE FIRE RAINBOW PHENOMENON OCCURRED IN KELANTAN”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025:",
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