insanity
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Juror Doe disagreed with the other jurors, who appeared to want to find Clancy not guilty by way of insanity.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Probable causes of their insanity are listed as fright, love, grief, childbirth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Come to think of it, a two-hour briefing on just that subject wouldn’t have been enough to explain that insanity.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Prosecutors questioned the schizophrenia diagnosis and pointed out that suffering from mental illness is not the same as meeting the legal standard of insanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It’s like when Mom goes crazy, so do I. Her insanity is contagious.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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I wailed, the aggravations, wasted hours and general insanities of technology culminating in that one moment.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
He loves wooden coasters of yore and high-tech insanities like the X2, with seats out on wings that flip you over and over as you go.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
We will eventually turn it toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021
So maddeningly complex is the system, so many its perversions, that we will take our time spooling out the insanities and inequities one by one in future columns.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2018
And my God, what reasons did she need to explain these ridiculous insanities!
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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