delusion
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While getting retested, I momentarily snapped out of my testosterone delusion and asked him whether overly high T might lead to any health problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
“Any media outlet blindly amplifying Kimmel’s egocentric delusion should insist on proof. Of which they will find none.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Any delusion of full decoupling isn't realistic on any near-term horizon", she told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Astrology was just the vessel that shaped the delusion, not its cause.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
But he thought, It must be a delusion.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
ChatGPT went along with these delusions, which is a problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Her symptoms included hallucinations and delusions that began after the birth of her third child.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The defence have said Clancy experienced hallucinations and delusions after giving birth to Callan and she was undergoing medical treatment for psychiatric problems.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
This “Scary Movie” has no delusions of that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
These are paranoid delusions on a societal scale, explainable in part by our need for enemies, and in part by our memory of what things used to be like.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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