delude
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Merz called the uncovering of the case a "success", but warned "let us not delude ourselves - the activities of Russian intelligence services in Germany remain at a consistently high level".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"People delude themselves that the human race is so clever that we'll come up with some wonderful technology that'll make this all go away."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Some people delude themselves into thinking they’re financially independent when they’re not.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Claire still can delude herself into believing that Madame “loves” and “adores” them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
He could no longer delude Kira into thinking this was an ordinary journey.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
She concocts a fantasy, one that Arthur deludes himself into believing.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2024
It deludes us into thinking that someone else is going to rush in while we watch and cheer from the stands.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2024
He deludes himself while showing us his true colors.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2018
Perhaps May also deludes herself that the present moment is especially propitious for a renewal of “our special relationship”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2017
I like not this dallying, this parleying with the stubborn king, who but deludes us with promises while he gains time to equip and to land his troops upon our shores.
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Willie Walker Caldwell
Is the Duke de Rohan’s niece murderously insane, as he claims, or is the duke himself deluded?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Pauling may never be fully vindicated, but neither was he simply deluded.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
If that’s the case, he is more deluded than he seems to think the rest of us are.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
They’re dismissing those who attend as deluded cultists, hardening hearts on each side even more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
“It’s your fault that he’s deluded himself into thinking I’m going to prom with him.”
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
But if they really believe they can stay in these two separate lanes, they’re deluding themselves.
From Slate ● May 23, 2025
“But I think really they will be deluding themselves if they think that that bodes well for the next general election.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Carrigan: The dinner scene between Hank and the Raven, when the Raven is just baffled that Hank is deluding himself into not being responsible for Cristobal’s death.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
My blood - painfully milked out of my index finger - will determine whether I have been deluding myself too.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2022
Finally, the census of 1790 provided unmistakable evidence that those antislavery advocates who believed that the future was on their side were deluding themselves.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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