insanity
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Barabak: A popular expression — which Steyer mentioned — defines insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The insanity of investing in a new playground when a dozen festering issues make the park unsafe should be crystal clear to one and all.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
In June 1982, Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to a psychiatric facility; he was fully released from federal custody in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
This allows events to balloon beyond our comprehension, and may be preventing us from stopping this insanity.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
I was glad to see he recognized insanity and could appreciate, on some level, his hostility toward my amateur psych-testing.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing insanity
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