sanity
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The audience were left "practically speechless" by the "electrifying" show, added Mondo Sonoro's Daniel Caballero, external, who said West appeared focused, committed and "determined to regain his sanity and his passion".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I’m not saying you need to like your boss, but assigning her silence any kind of meaning is harming your sanity and happiness.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Neill said that, in filming “Possession,” he “only just escaped with his sanity barely intact.”
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Instead, wielding my noise-canceling earbuds, Odysseus-like, I plan to smother this screeching sound to preserve my sanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Something was slipping out of me, slipping away, taking my strength and my sanity, and I could not stop it.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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