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delusion

[dih-loo-zhuhn] / dɪˈlu ʒən /


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John Carney directs a musical dramedy starring the actor and Nick Jonas in a story of ambition, delusion and betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A practicing Mormon, Coppins had no previous experience with gambling but quickly learned how easily the “joyful naivete” of his initial use “could curdle into delusion and compulsion.”

From Slate • May 5, 2026

But Taka continued to slide into delusion and by June, had started to believe he could read minds.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The pope described the Kingdom of God as a "bulwark against that delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive."

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The other side he refused to hear were those who dismissed alchemy as a deception, a delusion, a fantasy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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