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delusional

[dih-loo-zhuh-nl] / dɪˈlu ʒə nl /


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Even so, there is a curious — and hopefully not delusional — optimism in classical music, L.A. style.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

To start their companies, founders have to be creative, restless, slightly delusional and outrageously ambitious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

While the “number of users” once meant “number of paying users,” the success of Facebook, Instagram and other social-media sites persuaded delusional investors that the word “paying” could be dropped.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

"You really have to be delusional to work in this industry for so many years and still believe it's going to work," Keable told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Some hungers were delusional, but that didn’t make them any less real.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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