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insanity

[in-san-i-tee] / ɪnˈsæn ɪ ti /


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Companies can spark temporary insanity by just saying some magic words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

She was reportedly found not responsible by reason of insanity.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

This allows events to balloon beyond our comprehension, and may be preventing us from stopping this insanity.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

An IT specialist working for MI5 on a contract who disclosed intelligence information to a "foreign power" has been found "not guilty by reason of insanity" by an Old Bailey jury.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It was the friendship necklace I had given Heather in a fit of insanity around Christmas.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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