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delude

[dih-lood] / dɪˈlud /


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But Americans shouldn’t delude themselves that Taiwan is a mere dot on the map and a charity case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Blanche is just the latest person to delude himself this way.

From Salon • May 2, 2024

So I hope that we take the right direction and that AI does not become a means to kind of subvert democracy, to delude society at large and reduce our humaneness.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

I’m not a practiced enough viewer to delude myself into thinking I have any chance.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

People delude themselves in all sorts of ways.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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