conspiratorial
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As Salon’s Andi Zeisler masterfully outlined, conspiratorial thinking “flourishes in times of political and social upheaval, and it tends to resonate within minoritized groups ‘who are systematically kept from participating fully in society’”:
From Salon • May 23, 2026
Data centers serve that purpose nicely: Like all large-scale building projects, they ruffle local feathers; and their purpose, unlike an airport or a shopping center, requires explanation and so lends itself to conspiratorial Facebook posting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“I just had this fantasy,” she says with a slightly conspiratorial air.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
In that scenario, you need an agency led by people who respond to crises with reason and levelheadedness in order to mitigate conspiratorial thinking.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2025
How thrilling, how conspiratorial, it sounded coming from him.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing conspiratorial
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